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preferred

/pɹɪˈfɝd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
pre-ferred
IPA
/pɹɪˈfɝd/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of prefer

verb

simple past and past participle of preferre

adj

favoured

noun

Preferred stock.

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹɪˈfɝd/
  • British English: /pɹɪˈfɜːd/

Inflected Forms

præferred (alternative) more preferred (comparative) most preferred (superlative) preferreds (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpreferred preferredly preferredness unpreferred

Phrases

preferred creditor preferred number preferred provider preferred stockholder

Synonyms

preferable favored favorite favourite best-loved pet preferent favoured

Antonyms

antipreferred

Rhymes With

third one-third heard word bird referred occurred transferred absurd herd nerd incurred

Questions

How do you pronounce preferred?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪˈfɝd/.
What does preferred mean?
simple past and past participle of prefer

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