Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleep apnoea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: sleep- ap-noea
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of sleep apnea.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"After the accident, a sleep study identified that the GBRf driver had previously undiagnosed severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sleep apnoeas (plural)

Questions

What does sleep apnoea mean?: Alternative spelling of sleep apnea.

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