preemie
/ˈpɹiːmi/noun
preemie is spelled P-R-E-E-M-I-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, preemie means “A baby that has been born prematurely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of preemie is preemies.
How many letters and syllables are in preemie?
| Letters | 7: P-R-E-E-M-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is preemie?
Preemie appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 preemie?
- /ˈpɹiːmi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-preemie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of preemie
- preemies plural
- premie
- premy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preemie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA baby that has been born prematurely.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Preemie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense premature baby:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does preemie come from?
From prem(ature) + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).