This is the 8348th most frequent Spanish word.
preliminar
Preliminary; initial or preparatory, occurring before something more important or detailed.
In this sentence, 'preliminar' is used as an adjective to describe 'analysis', indicating that it is an initial or preparatory step.
Antes de iniciar el proyecto, necesitamos realizar un análisis preliminar.
Before starting the project, we need to conduct a preliminary analysis.
Here, 'preliminar' is used as an adjective to describe 'stage', signifying the initial phase of a process.
La etapa preliminar de la investigación ya ha concluido.
The preliminary stage of the research has already concluded.
In this case, 'preliminar' modifies 'report', denoting that the document provides initial findings subject to further refinement.