Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preakness

/pɹˈiknəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: preak-ness
IPA: /pɹˈiknəs/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland

Rhymes With

weakness uniqueness bleakness

Questions

How do you pronounce preakness?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈiknəs/.
What does preakness mean?: an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland

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