precrime
adjective, noun
precrime is spelled P-R-E-C-R-I-M-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, precrime means “Before a crime” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in precrime?
| Letters | 8: P-R-E-C-R-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 precrime?
Precrime appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 precrime
- pre-crime
- precrimes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does precrime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Before a crime.
noun
- 1
The act that is close to, or is a precursor of a crime.
- 2
The tendency in criminal justice systems to focus on crimes not yet committed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does precrime come from?
From pre- + crime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).