premenstrual
/ˌpɹiːˈmɛnstɹʊəl/
"premenstrual" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“premenstrual” is uncommon English (frequency #87,702 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,702
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | premenstrual |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌpɹiːˈmɛnstɹʊəl/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #87,702 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “premenstrual” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
premenstrual is uncommon English at frequency #87,702 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌpɹiːˈmɛnstɹʊəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
premenstrual doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From pre- + menstrual. The correct English form is premenstrual, spelled P-R-E-M-E-N-S-T-R-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation.
- 2Relating to the time period in a girl's life prior to her first experience of menstruation; prepubescent.
Etymology
From pre- + menstrual.
This word in other languages
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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Using “premenstrual”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-R-E-M-E-N-S-T-R-U-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.