prescreen
verb, noun
prescreen is spelled P-R-E-S-C-R-E-E-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, prescreen means “To screen in advance for potential problems, especially as a preliminary screening before further screening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prescreen?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-S-C-R-E-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is prescreen?
Prescreen appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
Forms of prescreen
- prescreens present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- prescreening participle, present
- prescreened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prescreen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To screen in advance for potential problems, especially as a preliminary screening before further screening.
We'll prescreen with a questionnaire, and for candidates who get past that stage, we'll screen further with an interview.
noun
- 1
A prescreening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prescreen come from?
From pre- + screen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).