preannouncement
"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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | preannouncement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “preannouncement” in English
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
- 1An announcement in advance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how preannouncement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.