precancer
adjective, noun
precancer is spelled P-R-E-C-A-N-C-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, precancer means “Before the onset of cancer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in precancer?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-C-A-N-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is precancer?
Precancer appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of precancer
- precancers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does precancer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Before the onset of cancer.
noun
- 1
An incipient form of cancer that may become malignant if not treated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does precancer come from?
From pre- + cancer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).