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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dre

/ˈdɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
dre
IPA
/ˈdɹeɪ/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of digital rectal examination; from digital (“finger”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of dense-rock equivalent (“an approximation of the volume of magma produced by a volcanic eruption”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of design release engineer or design and release engineer.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A diminutive of the male given name Andre.

Usage

Inflected Forms

DREs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dre?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹeɪ/.
What does dre mean?
Initialism of digital rectal examination; from digital (“finger”).

How to pronounce dre

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈdɹeɪ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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