# prerequisite

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ · frequency rank #21,320

## Definitions
1. Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

## Etymology
From pre- + requisite.

## Common misspellings (17)
`perrequisite`, `pprerequisite`, `preerquisite`, `prereqiusite`, `prereqquisite`, `prerequiiste`, `prerequisiet`, `prerequisitte`, `prerequissite`, `prerequistie`, `prerequsiite`, `prereuqisite`, `prerqeuisite`, `prerrequisite`, `prreequisite`, `prrerequisite`, `rperequisite`

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