prefer
Definitions
Verb
- Like better; value more highly
- Select as an alternative over another
- Promote over another
- Give preference to one creditor over another
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "prefer".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prefer | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | preferred | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | preferably | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | preference | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | preferences | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | preferable | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | prefers | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | preferential | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | preferentially | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | preferring | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | prefered | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | preferenced | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | preferreds | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "prefer".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "prefer".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | refer | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | preferred | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | refers | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | peer | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | prefers | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | referee | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | prefered | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | reefer | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | preyer | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | peifer | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | peffer | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | pree | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | rodefer | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | reoffer | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | rempfer | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | refiner | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | reffner | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | reefers | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | redifer | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | redfern | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "prefer" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prefer to | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "prefer" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "prefer" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | independence | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | trends | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "prefer".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 13
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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