Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rec

/ɹɛk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: rec
IPA: /ɹɛk/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of recreation.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Clipping of recreation ground.

Countable; Informal

noun

Clipping of recommendation.

Countable; Informal

verb

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

Informal; Transitive verb

adj

Clipping of recreational.

Informal

Example Sentences

"At 11 o'clock, school's out, and it's time for rec."
"“Got any recs?” “What are you looking for?” “Something angry,” I said."
"Your parents are suddenly old. Your kids are likely still very young, if you have them — many my age are exchanging fertility doctor recs the way we used to hype new bands."

Usage

Inflected Forms

recs (plural) recs (present, singular) rec's (present, singular) reccing (participle, present) recing (participle, present) rec'ing (participle, present) recced (participle, past) recced (past) reced (participle, past) reced (past) rec'd (participle, past) rec'd (past)

Phrases

rec hall rec league rec room

Synonyms

reccy recc

Homonyms

recc reck wreck

Rhymes With

check tech high-tech neck low-tech deck sec dec heck quebec wreck trek

Questions

How do you pronounce rec?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛk/.
What does rec mean?: Clipping of recreation.

How to pronounce rec

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