preconception
/ˌpɹikənˈsɛpʃən/noun, adjective
preconception is spelled P-R-E-C-O-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, preconception means “An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of preconception is preconceptions.
How many letters and syllables are in preconception?
| Letters | 13: P-R-E-C-O-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is preconception?
Preconception appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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).
How do you pronounce preconception?
- UK /ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/
- US /ˌpɹikənˈsɛpʃən/
- Australia /ˌpɹiːkənˈsepʃən/
Preconception has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-preconception.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with preconception?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as preconception from its last stressed vowel (/ɛpʃən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of preconception
- preconceptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preconception mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.
- 2
A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue.
adjective
- 1
Preconceptional.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Preconception in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | préconception |
| German | Vorurteil |
| Spanish | preconcepción, preconcepto, noción preconcebida |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.