Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-order

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: pre-order
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of preorder.

verb

Alternative form of preorder.

noun

Alternative form of preorder.

Example Sentences

"Where else in the world can you pre-order sushi and fondue on some of the trains, travel in family carriages equipped with mini-playgrounds, or use a request stop button at some small stations? Where else can you hear the announcement: "The train at Platform 4 is ten minutes late due to an incident in another country," as I did once at the Swiss station of Spiez?"

Inflected Forms

pre-orders (present, singular) pre-ordering (participle, present) pre-ordered (participle, past) pre-ordered (past) pre-orders (plural)

Questions

What does pre-order mean?: Alternative form of preorder.

How to pronounce pre-order

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