Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special needs

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
spe-cial needs
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Needs for special care, services or accommodations for people with disabilities.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, needs.

adj

Having special needs (noun sense 1).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more special needs (comparative) most special needs (superlative)

Phrases

short bus ride the short bus

Frequently Paired Words

short bus ride the short bus

Questions

What does special needs mean?
Needs for special care, services or accommodations for people with disabilities.

How to pronounce special needs

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