Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prefab

/pɹˈifˈæb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: pre-fab
IPA: /pɹˈifˈæb/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

noun

A prefabricated building.

noun

A prefabricated section of a building.

noun

A single-storey prefabricated home built in many British cities immediately after World War II, intended to have a short life, but in a few cases still in use.

British usage

noun

A reusable object in a video game world.

verb

To prefabricate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Having donned our PPE, we walk through the site to the prefab that controls access to the tunnel."

Etymology

A clipping.

Usage

British usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

pre-fab (alternative) prefabs (plural) prefabs (present, singular) prefabbing (participle, present) prefabbed (participle, past) prefabbed (past)

Derived Forms

prefabber

Phrases

self-build spec home

Frequently Paired Words

self-build spec home

Rhymes With

grab lab ab tab cab stab crab slab fab jab dab nab

Questions

How do you pronounce prefab?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈifˈæb/.
What does prefab mean?: Prefabricated.
Where does prefab come from?: A clipping.

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