preggers
preg·gers/ˈpɹɛ.ɡəɹs/adjective
preggers is spelled P-R-E-G-G-E-R-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (preg·gers). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, preggers means “Pregnant; carrying developing offspring within one's body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in preggers?
| Letters | 8: P-R-E-G-G-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: preg·gers |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 preggers?
Preggers appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 preggers?
- UK /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəs/
- US /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəɹs/
Preggers has 2 syllables, split preg·gers in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-preggers.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does preggers mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalPregnant; carrying developing offspring within one's body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does preggers come from?
Shortening of pregnant + -ers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).