Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preferring

/pɹɪfˈɝɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
pre-fer-ring
IPA
/pɹɪfˈɝɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of prefer

verb

present participle and gerund of preferre

noun

A preference; the choice of something preferred.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

præferring (alternative) preferrings (plural)

Rhymes With

referring occurring transferring recurring stirring blurring incurring conferring purring deferring deterring inferring

Questions

How do you pronounce preferring?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪfˈɝɪŋ/.
What does preferring mean?
present participle and gerund of prefer

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