# precede

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹɪˈsiːd/ · frequency rank #34,642

## Definitions
1. To go before, go in front of.
2. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
3. To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

## Etymology
From Middle French précéder, from Latin praecēdō, from prae- + cēdō.

## Easily confused with
- **priced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precede-vs-priced)
- **preyed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precede-vs-preyed)
- **precise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precede-vs-precise)
- **prelude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precede-vs-prelude)
- **preside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precede-vs-preside)
- **precept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precede-vs-precept)
- **preclude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precede-vs-preclude)
- **precedent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precede-vs-precedent)

## Common misspellings (10)
`percede`, `pprecede`, `prceede`, `preccede`, `precdee`, `precedde`, `preceed`, `preecde`, `prrecede`, `rpecede`

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