precast
/pɹiˈkæst/
"precast" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“precast” is uncommon English (frequency #52,565 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,565
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cast previously in another location.
Corpus desk
Index EN-precast · precast · English
precast · rank #52,565 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,565
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH predestination
Nearest frequency peer: predestination (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “precast”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- polycarbona…
polycarbonate
47,441 corpus weight
- pontificate
pontificate
47,440 corpus weight
- Pou
Pou
47,439 corpus weight
- ppb
ppb
47,438 corpus weight
- precast
precast
47,436 corpus weight
- predestinat…
predestination
47,435 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “precast” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | precast |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɹiˈkæst/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,565 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “precast” in English
Rare enough to double-check
precast is uncommon English at frequency #52,565 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɹiˈkæst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cast previously in another location.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for precast, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From pre- + cast. The correct English form is precast, spelled P-R-E-C-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1Cast previously in another location.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how precast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The bridge used precast concrete girders.
The new culvert, 200 ft. long, was constructed with precast reinforced concrete segments, similar to those used in building the London tube railway tunnels, and is being lined internally with reinforced concrete placed in situ to give a finished internal diameter of 9 ft.
Etymology
From pre- + cast.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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