# prelims

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,840

## Definitions
1. plural of prelim
2. The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself.
3. Preliminary examinations taken as a whole, as sat by an individual or year group.

## Common misspellings (11)
`perlims`, `pprelims`, `preilms`, `prelimms`, `prelimss`, `prelism`, `prellims`, `prelmis`, `prleims`, `prrelims`, `rpelims`

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