preset
/ˈpɹiːsɛt/adjective, verb, noun
preset is spelled P-R-E-S-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “pre-set vs preset” about 10 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, preset means “Set in advance, especially as a default” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in preset?
| Letters | 6: P-R-E-S-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is preset?
Preset appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 preset?
- US /ˈpɹiːsɛt/
- US /pɹiːˈsɛt/
- Australia /ˈpɹiːset/
As a verb (“To set something in advance”): /pɹiːˈsɛt/, /pɹiːˈset/.
As a noun (“A setting that is set in advance”): /ˈpɹiːsɛt/, /ˈpɹiːset/.
Preset has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-preset.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-preset2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with preset
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: pre-set (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with preset?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as preset (/isɛt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pester.
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 preset
- presets present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- presetting participle, present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preset mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Set in advance, especially as a default.
- 2
The preset settings are fine for most users.
verb
- 1
To set something in advance.
I preset it the right way, so don't change any settings.
noun
- 1
A setting that is set in advance.
I thought I liked the default settings, but it turned out that it's your presets I prefer.
- 2
A kind of variable resistor designed to have its resistance stay at the value set when building the circuit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Preset in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | tomado m como, predefinido , tomar como, pré-configurado, preestabelecido |
| French | prérégler |
| Spanish | preajuste, preconfiguración |
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 preset come from?
From pre- + set.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).