preferrable

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹəˈfɜːɹəbəl/

Adjective

preferrable (comparative more preferrable, superlative most preferrable)

1. Alternative form of preferable
   • 1818, J. B. Henry Savigny, Alexander Correard, Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816‎^[1]:

     This Cape Merick seems preferrable for commerce, either as a factory, to trade with the Moors, or as a place of protection for the traders, and the fishery.

   • 1901, Louis Becke, "Five-Head" Creek; and Fish Drugging In The Pacific‎^[2]:

     Sardines and tinned salmon were luxuries we could not afford, but fresh fish and game were better, and, even when salted, were preferrable to a continuous diet of beef.

Usage notes

The spelling preferrable, matching the pronunciation stressing the second syllable, used to be common but is now widely considered incorrect.