preg
"preg" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“preg” is uncommon English (frequency #93,037 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,037
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pregnant.
Corpus desk
Index EN-preg · preg · English
preg · rank #93,037 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,037
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Prabhakar
Nearest frequency peer: Prabhakar (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “preg”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- powerbomb
powerbomb
6,966 corpus weight
- Prabhakar
Prabhakar
6,965 corpus weight
- preg
preg
6,964 corpus weight
- premixed
premixed
6,962 corpus weight
- prescriber
prescriber
6,961 corpus weight
- profiteer
profiteer
6,960 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “preg” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | preg |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #93,037 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “preg” in English
Rare enough to double-check
preg is uncommon English at frequency #93,037 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pregnant.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for preg, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of pregnant or pregnancy. The correct English form is preg, spelled P-R-E-G.
Definition
- 1Pregnant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how preg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Simpsons have a little son and Gwen is preg with number two.
My ma's the one who told us Frankie Frangione's mother was preg again.
Etymology
Clipping of pregnant or pregnancy.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).