prewar
/pɹiˈwɔɹ/adjective
prewar is spelled P-R-E-W-A-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prewar means “Alternative form of pre-war” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prewar?
| Letters | 6: P-R-E-W-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 prewar?
Prewar appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 prewar?
- UK /pɹiːˈwɔː/
- US /pɹiˈwɔɹ/
Prewar 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-prewar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with prewar
Also written: pre-war (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with prewar?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prewar from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rewrap, warper.
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).
What does prewar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of pre-war.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prewar come from?
From pre- + war.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).