dyslexic

Other forms of dyslexic

plural

dyslexics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dyslexic

What does dyslexic mean?

dyslexic means "of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dyslexic?

dyslexic has 3 syllables: dy-slex-ic. The stress falls on "slex". In IPA it is /dɪˈslɛksɪk/.

What is another word for dyslexic?

Close synonyms include dyslectic, dyslectic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dyslexic a common word?

dyslexic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.