rehearsal

Other forms of rehearsal

plural

rehearsals·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rehearsal

What does rehearsal mean?

rehearsal means "a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rehearsal?

rehearsal has 3 syllables: re-hear-sal. The stress falls on "hear". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈhɝsəl/.

What is another word for rehearsal?

Close synonyms include dry run. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rehearsal a common word?

rehearsal is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.