Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dyslexic

/dɪsˈlɛksɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: dyslex-ic
IPA: /dɪsˈlɛksɪk/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to dyslexia.

adj

Having dyslexia.

noun

A person who has dyslexia.

Example Sentences

"She a feminist, she think I'm sexist / Twistin' my words, I think she dyslexic"

Etymology

By surface analysis, dyslexia + -ic. Piecewise doublet of dyslectic.

Inflected Forms

more dyslexic (comparative) most dyslexic (superlative) dyslexics (plural)

Derived Forms

dyslexically nondyslexic

Synonyms

dyslexiac dyslectic

Rhymes With

anorexic

Questions

How do you pronounce dyslexic?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈlɛksɪk/.
What does dyslexic mean?: Of or pertaining to dyslexia.
Where does dyslexic come from?: By surface analysis, dyslexia + -ic. Piecewise doublet of dyslectic.

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