# pregame

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #31,715

## Definitions
1. A social gathering of friends who get together to drink before going out to a party or a sports game, in order to generate a slight feeling of intoxication before going out for the night.
2. A television show preceding a sports game wherein commentators discuss that game.
3. A period of time before an important event.

## Etymology
From pre- + game.

## Easily confused with
- **prepare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pregame-vs-prepare)
- **presume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pregame-vs-presume)
- **prelate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pregame-vs-prelate)
- **preface** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preface-vs-pregame)
- **predate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-pregame)

## Common misspellings (10)
`pergame`, `ppregame`, `preagme`, `pregaem`, `pregamme`, `preggame`, `pregmae`, `prgeame`, `prregame`, `rpegame`

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