# preceding

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,594

## Definitions
1. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

## Etymology
From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **proceeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preceding-vs-proceeding)
- **precedent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precedent-vs-preceding)

## Common misspellings (14)
`perceding`, `ppreceding`, `prceeding`, `precceding`, `precdeing`, `precedding`, `precedign`, `precedingg`, `precedinng`, `precednig`, `preceidng`, `preecding`, `prreceding`, `rpeceding`

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