# prologue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ/ · frequency rank #21,625

## Definitions
1. A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
2. One who delivers a prologue.
3. A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
4. An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.
5. A liturgical book containing daily readings, including hagiography.

## Etymology
From Middle English prologue, prologe, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos). Equivalent to pro- + -logue.

## Common misspellings (11)
`porlogue`, `pprologue`, `prloogue`, `prolgoue`, `prollogue`, `prologeu`, `prologgue`, `prolouge`, `proolgue`, `prrologue`, `rpologue`

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