prepone
/ˈpriˌpon/
"prepone" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prepone” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prepone · prepone · English
prepone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prepone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈpriˌpon/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “prepone” in English
Rare enough to double-check
prepone is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈpriˌpon/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.".
Zero misspellings are on record for prepone in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of pre- + postpone, 1913. The correct English form is prepone, spelled P-R-E-P-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.
Etymology
Blend of pre- + postpone, 1913.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.