# prenatal

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #23,636

## Definitions
1. Being or happening before birth.

## Etymology
From pre- + natal.

## Easily confused with
- **parental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parental-vs-prenatal)
- **perinatal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perinatal-vs-prenatal)

## Common misspellings (12)
`pernatal`, `pprenatal`, `preantal`, `prenaatl`, `prenatall`, `prenatla`, `prenattal`, `prennatal`, `prentaal`, `prneatal`, `prrenatal`, `rpenatal`

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