# preheat

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹiːˈhiːt/ · frequency rank #32,981

## Definitions
1. To heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action.

## Etymology
From pre- + heat.

## Easily confused with
- **preset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preheat-vs-preset)
- **present** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preheat-vs-present)
- **prevent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preheat-vs-prevent)
- **pretext** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preheat-vs-pretext)
- **prefect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prefect-vs-preheat)
- **precept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/precept-vs-preheat)

## Common misspellings (10)
`perheat`, `ppreheat`, `preehat`, `prehaet`, `preheatt`, `preheta`, `prehheat`, `prheeat`, `prreheat`, `rpeheat`

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