prefab
adjective, noun, verb
prefab is spelled P-R-E-F-A-B: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prefab means “Prefabricated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prefab?
| Letters | 6: P-R-E-F-A-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th 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 prefab?
Prefab appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th 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 prefab?
Prefab has 2 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).
Words people confuse with prefab
Also written: pre-fab (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of prefab
- pre-fab
- prefabs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- prefabbing participle, present
- prefabbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prefab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Prefabricated.
noun
- 1
A prefabricated building.
- 2
A prefabricated section of a building.
- 3
UKA single-storey prefabricated home built in many British cities immediately after World War II, intended to have a short life, but in a few cases still in use.
- 4
A reusable object in a video game world.
verb
- 1
To prefabricate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prefab come from?
A clipping.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).