preview
/ˈpɹiːvjuː/noun, verb
preview is spelled P-R-E-V-I-E-W: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, preview means “An experience of something in advance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of preview is previews.
How many letters and syllables are in preview?
| Letters | 7: P-R-E-V-I-E-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.1 times per million words; the 7,553rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is preview?
Preview appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd 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 preview?
- /ˈpɹiːvjuː/
- /ˈpɹiːvʉu/
Preview 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-preview.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of preview
- previews plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- previewing participle, present
- previewed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preview mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An experience of something in advance.
- 2
colloquialAn advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- 3
A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.
- 4
The act of seeing something in advance.
- 5
A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.
verb
- 1
To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.
- 2
To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Preview in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aperçu , diffuser , prévoir, prévisualiser |
| German | Vorschau, Vorblick , Voraufführung, Preview |
| Portuguese | prévia , pré-visualizar , antestreia , pré-visualização |
| Spanish | premostrar , preestreno, premier , previsualización, vista previa, vista preliminar |
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 preview come from?
From pre- + view; compare Old French preveü, past participle of preveoir (“to foresee”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).