Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fer

/fə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: fer
IPA: /fə(ɹ)/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Pronunciation spelling of for.

noun

A gene responsible for encoding proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase FER.

Example Sentences

"“[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. They watch it all th' time b'cause they know blame well there ain't hardly room fer their feet fer th' pikers an' tin-horns an' thimble-riggers what are layin' fer 'em. […]”"
"This mornin’ she rails out at me fer dunkin’ my cooky and she says COFFEE IS FER SIPPIN’ AND NOT FER SAUCERIN’ . . ."
"‘Got summat fer yeh here – I mighta sat on it at some point, but it’ll taste all right.’"

Derived Forms

gofer threefer twofer

Phrases

fer instance o-fer attack au fer fer-de-lance fer-de-moline martel de fer prise de fer

Frequently Paired Words

attack au fer fer-de-lance fer-de-moline martel de fer prise de fer

Rhymes With

were her per sir transfer prefer occur refer der inter fur entrepreneur

Questions

How do you pronounce fer?: The recorded pronunciation is /fə(ɹ)/.
What does fer mean?: Pronunciation spelling of for.

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