prekindergarten
adjective, noun
prekindergarten is spelled P-R-E-K-I-N-D-E-R-G-A-R-T-E-N: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prekindergarten means “Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prekindergarten?
| Letters | 15: P-R-E-K-I-N-D-E-R-G-A-R-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 prekindergarten?
Prekindergarten appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 prekindergarten?
Prekindergarten 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 prekindergarten
- prekindergartens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prekindergarten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it.
noun
- 1
USThe first formal academic learning environment for children, before kindergarten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prekindergarten come from?
From pre- + kindergarten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).