preadolescent
adjective, noun
preadolescent is spelled P-R-E-A-D-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-T: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, preadolescent means “Of or relating to preadolescence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in preadolescent?
| Letters | 13: P-R-E-A-D-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is preadolescent?
Preadolescent appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce preadolescent?
Preadolescent has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of preadolescent
- more preadolescent comparative
- most preadolescent superlative
- preadolescents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preadolescent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to preadolescence.
noun
- 1
A child who has not yet reached puberty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does preadolescent come from?
From pre- + adolescent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).