# prep

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹɛp/ · frequency rank #7,833

## Definitions
1. Preparation.
2. A preparatory race or workout.
3. Abbreviation of preposition.
4. A prep school.
5. A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy.
6. A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy.
7. Homework; work set to do outside class time.
8. Nursery school; preschool.
9. Preparatory level; the last two levels or the fourth and fifth years of preschool; the two levels before first grade.
10. Alternative form of PrEP.

## Easily confused with
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pro)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pup)
- **PSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-psp)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pry)
- **PvP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pvp)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-prs)
- **pye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pye)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pure)
- **pump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pump)
- **prey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-prey)
- **pros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pros)
- **prom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-prom)
- **prop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-prop)
- **pulp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pulp)
- **pres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-pres)
- **prob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-prob)
- **prod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-prod)
- **proc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-proc)
- **prog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-prog)
- **prim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prep-vs-prim)

## Common misspellings (5)
`pprep`, `prepp`, `prpe`, `prrep`, `rpep`

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