Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prekindergarten

/pɹikˈɪndɚɡˌɑdən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: prekinder-garten
IPA: /pɹikˈɪndɚɡˌɑdən/

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it.

noun

The first formal academic learning environment for children, before kindergarten.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Kate Yourke does not have the heart to tell her daughter Coral she was rejected from the prekindergarten program at Public School 132 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where her sister goes, even though siblings were supposed to get priority. […] This year, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein has streamlined and centralized the dizzying array of admission procedures for the city’s prekindergartens and middle schools."

Etymology

From pre- + kindergarten.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre-

Usage

Inflected Forms

prekindergartens (plural)

Derived Forms

prekindergartener

Phrases

pre-K

Frequently Paired Words

pre-K

Questions

How do you pronounce prekindergarten?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹikˈɪndɚɡˌɑdən/.
What does prekindergarten mean?: Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it.
Where does prekindergarten come from?: From pre- + kindergarten.

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