Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prefectural

/pɹifˈɛktʃɚəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: pre-fec-tural
IPA: /pɹifˈɛktʃɚəl/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.

noun

A tournament in which participants from all over the prefecture compete.

Example Sentences

"But Mr. Fukuda appeared to have enough support to win a majority of the 528 votes in the election, with 387 party lawmakers each holding one vote, and prefectural chapters holding 141 votes."

Etymology

From prefecture + -al.

Inflected Forms

prefecturals (plural)

Derived Forms

prefecturally subprefectural

Rhymes With

architectural

Questions

How do you pronounce prefectural?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹifˈɛktʃɚəl/.
What does prefectural mean?: Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.
Where does prefectural come from?: From prefecture + -al.

How to pronounce prefectural

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