prepend
/pɹɪˈpɛnd/verb, noun
prepend is spelled P-R-E-P-E-N-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, prepend means “To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prepend?
| Letters | 7: P-R-E-P-E-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is prepend?
Prepend appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce prepend?
- /pɹɪˈpɛnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prepend.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prepend?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as prepend.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: perpend.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of prepend
- prepends present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- prepending participle, present
- prepended participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prepend mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.
- 2
rareTo premeditate; to weigh up mentally.
noun
- 1
The act of prepending.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prepend in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | préfixer |
| German | voranstellen |
| Portuguese | antepor |
| Spanish | anteponer |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does prepend come from?
From pre- + (ap)pend, back-formation from append.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).