Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speech disfluency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: speech d-is-flu-en-cy
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of speech usually expressed as a pause or hesitation; such as err, um, hmm.

Example Sentences

"To the long list of everyday afflictions that includes dry, itchy skin and restless leg syndrome, add another: speech disfluency."

Inflected Forms

speech disfluencies (plural)

Questions

What does speech disfluency mean?: A part of speech usually expressed as a pause or hesitation; such as err, um, hmm.

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