Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predelinquent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-delin-quent
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

At risk of falling into delinquency.

noun

A young person who is at risk of falling into delinquency.

Etymology

From pre- + delinquent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

predelinquents (plural)

Questions

What does predelinquent mean?: At risk of falling into delinquency.
Where does predelinquent come from?: From pre- + delinquent.

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