inferior

/ɪnˈfɪəriər/

Syllables in·fe·ri·or

Stress in-fe-RE-or

Phonics Breakdown

in

/ɪn/

short i

fe

/fɪ/

short i

ri

/ri/

ir sound

or

/ər/

er schwa

Meaning

lower in rank, quality, or importance

Sound Reference

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in=/ɪn/(in) + fe=/fɪ/(fill) + ri=/ri/(read) + or=/ər/(teacher)

Example

This product is inferior to the previous model.