pref
/pɹɛf/noun
pref is spelled P-R-E-F: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pref means “Clipping of preference” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pref is prefs.
How many letters and syllables are in pref?
| Letters | 4: P-R-E-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pref?
Pref appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 pref?
- /pɹɛf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pref.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pref?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pref.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: perf.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pref
- prefs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pref mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalClipping of preference.
- 2
informalClipping of preference share.
- 3
Abbreviation of prefix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).