# pretrial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹɪˈtɹaɪəl/ · frequency rank #40,846

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to a preliminary trial.
2. Before a trial.

## Etymology
From pre- + trial.

## Easily confused with
- **Pretoria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pretoria-vs-pretrial)

## Common misspellings (12)
`pertrial`, `ppretrial`, `prertial`, `pretiral`, `pretrail`, `pretriall`, `pretrila`, `pretrrial`, `prettrial`, `prretrial`, `prterial`, `rpetrial`

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