Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dysfluent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dys-flu-ent
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without proper fluency; not fluent.

Etymology

From dys- + fluent.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more dysfluent (comparative) most dysfluent (superlative) disfluent (alternative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

What does dysfluent mean?
Without proper fluency; not fluent.
Where does dysfluent come from?
From dys- + fluent.

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