# intro

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪntɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #9,487

## Definitions
1. An introduction.
2. The opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.
3. A small demo produced to promote one's demogroup or for a competition.

## Etymology
Clipping of introduction, from Latin intrōductiō (“lead-in, introduction”) – the abbreviation removes the second part of the compound; the first part ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”). The demoscene sense comes from the fact that they were originally prepended to pirated copies of computer games.

## Easily confused with
- **int** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/int-vs-intro)
- **into** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-intro)
- **info** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/info-vs-intro)
- **Indo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indo-vs-intro)
- **intel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intel-vs-intro)
- **inert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inert-vs-intro)
- **infra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infra-vs-intro)
- **Indra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indra-vs-intro)
- **int'l** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/int-l-vs-intro)
- **indio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indio-vs-intro)
- **INTHE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inthe-vs-intro)
- **intern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intern-vs-intro)

## Common misspellings (6)
`inntro`, `inrto`, `intor`, `intrro`, `inttro`, `itnro`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intro