Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-test

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: pre-test
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any test done as practice, before an official test.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English test English pre-test From pre- + test.

Inflected Forms

pre-tests (plural)

Questions

What does pre-test mean?: Any test done as practice, before an official test.
Where does pre-test come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English test English pre-test From pre- + test.

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