Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preferans

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prefer-ans
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A card game, related to bridge, Boston, and whist.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Russian префера́нс (preferáns), in turn from French préférence. Doublet of preference.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: префера́нс, préférence

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does preferans mean?: A card game, related to bridge, Boston, and whist.
Where does preferans come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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