preannouncement

noun

"preannouncement" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“preannouncement” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An announcement in advance.

Corpus desk

Index EN-preannouncement · preannouncement · English

preannouncement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for preannouncement
PropertyValue
Headwordpreannouncement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “preannouncement” in English

preannouncementsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

preannouncement is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An announcement in advance.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for preannouncement, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pre- + announcement. The correct English form is preannouncement, spelled P-R-E-A-N-N-O-U-N-C-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An announcement in advance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how preannouncement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But once the dust settles, it will be pretty much business as usual, except that instead of giving guidance individually to analysts, the guidance will come in the form of a preannouncement or a Webcast. […] Up until a week ago, we thought preannouncements were running at about a normal pace.

Etymology

From pre- + announcement.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "preannouncement"?
"preannouncement" is spelled P-R-E-A-N-N-O-U-N-C-E-M-E-N-T.
What does "preannouncement" mean?
As a noun, "preannouncement" means: An announcement in advance.
What is the origin of the word "preannouncement"?
From pre- + announcement. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list