Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preexisting

/pɹˈiɪɡzˈɪstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ex-ist-ing
IPA: /pɹˈiɪɡzˈɪstɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Already in existence before something else.

verb

present participle and gerund of preexist

Inflected Forms

preëxisting (alternative) pre-existing (alternative)

Phrases

preexisting condition

Synonyms

preexistent pre-existent pre-existing

Rhymes With

existing listing consisting assisting resisting insisting twisting enlisting persisting coexisting delisting

Questions

How do you pronounce preexisting?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈiɪɡzˈɪstɪŋ/.
What does preexisting mean?: Already in existence before something else.

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