prevene
"prevene" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prevene” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To come before; to anticipate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prevene · prevene · English
prevene · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prevene |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “prevene” in English
Rare enough to double-check
prevene is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prevene, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French prévenir, Latin praevenire. See prevent. The correct English form is prevene, spelled P-R-E-V-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1To come before; to anticipate.
- 2To hinder or prevent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prevene appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If Thy indulgent Care / Had not preven'd, among unbody'd Shades / I now had wander'd
Etymology
From French prévenir, Latin praevenire. See prevent.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.