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prefer

pra-FER

prafer in Ingglish

IPA /pɹəˈfɝ/ · 2 syllables

How “prefer” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “prefer” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	pr	e	fer
Ingglish	pr	a	fer

“prefer” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “prefer”
Ingglish	p	r	a	f	er
IPA	/p/	/ɹ/	/ə/	/f/	/ɝ/

Sounds: 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /ɝ/ and 3 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /f/
Syllables: 2 — pra · FER, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: common: 33.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #1,774 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /ɝ/

Words that rhyme with “prefer” (/ɝ/)

monsieur transfer occur refer chauffeur confer concur defer infer incur

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“prefer” — questions & answers

How do you spell “prefer”?

P-R-E-F-E-R in English; “prafer” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “prefer”?

pra-FER — IPA /pɹəˈfɝ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “prefer”?

/pɹəˈfɝ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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