prediabetes
noun
prediabetes is spelled P-R-E-D-I-A-B-E-T-E-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prediabetes means “The state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prediabetes?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-D-I-A-B-E-T-E-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 prediabetes?
Prediabetes appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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).
What does prediabetes mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached those of diabetes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prediabetes in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state in which blood glucose levels are above normal but have not reached th:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prédiabète |
| German | Prädiabetes |
| Portuguese | pré-diabetes |
| Spanish | prediabetes |
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.
Where does prediabetes come from?
From pre- + diabetes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).