Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prior to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
pri-or -to
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Before, previous to.

Formal

Usage

Questions

What does prior to mean?
Before, previous to.

How to pronounce prior to

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