presentence
adjective, verb, noun
presentence is spelled P-R-E-S-E-N-T-E-N-C-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, presentence means “Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in presentence?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-S-E-N-T-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 presentence?
Presentence 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).
Forms of presentence
- presentences present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- presentencing participle, present
- presentenced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does presentence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence.
verb
- 1
To sentence in advance.
noun
- 1
A sentence-like utterance that precedes the development of properly grammatical sentences.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does presentence come from?
From pre- + sentence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).