Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preferentially

/ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃə.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: pref-er-en-tial-ly
IPA: /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃə.li/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

in a preferential manner

adv

Etymology

Etymology tree English preferential Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English preferentially From preferential + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃə.li/

Inflected Forms

preferrentially (alternative)

Rhymes With

essentially potentially exponentially sequentially confidentially quintessentially tangentially presidentially

Questions

How do you pronounce preferentially?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃə.li/.
What does preferentially mean?: in a preferential manner
Where does preferentially come from?: Etymology tree English preferential Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English preferentially From preferential + -ly.

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