prep
/pɹɛp/noun, verb
prep is spelled P-R-E-P: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prep means “Preparation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prep is preps.
How many letters and syllables are in prep?
| Letters | 4: P-R-E-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 prep?
Prep appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th 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 prep?
- /pɹɛp/
Prep has one syllable (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). Recordings: En-ca-prep.ogg, En-us-ncalif-prep1.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prep?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as prep.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: perp.
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 prep
- preps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- prepping participle, present
- prepped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prep mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Preparation.
- 2
A preparatory race or workout.
- 3
Abbreviation of preposition.
- 4
informalA prep school.
- 5
informalA student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy.
- 6
USderogatoryinformalslangA person using the styles and mannerisms (especially in terms of fashion) associated with prep students.
- 7
UKHomework; work set to do outside class time.
- 8
AustraliaNursery school; preschool.
verb
- 1
informalTo prepare.
prep someone for something
noun
- 1
Acronym of pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).