# preamble

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹiːˌambəl/ · frequency rank #34,232

## Definitions
1. A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
2. A syncword.
3. A precursor.

## Etymology
From Middle English preamble, from Old French preambule (French préambule), from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from praeambulō (“I walk before”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`peramble`, `ppreamble`, `praemble`, `preabmle`, `preambble`, `preambel`, `preamblle`, `preamlbe`, `preammble`, `premable`, `prreamble`, `rpeamble`

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