Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nécessaire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nec-es-saire
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French nécessaire.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does nécessaire mean?
Alternative spelling of necessaire.
Where does nécessaire come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French nécessaire.

How to pronounce nécessaire

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