The accent is on the first syllable
VIZ: Saunter \'sȯn-tər, 'sän-\ vi (from copy of Merriam-Webster)
The first.
First.
Saunter is accented on the first syllable.
Saunter is stressed on the first syllable.
"Saunter" is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, "sawn-ter."
The accented syllable in "wanders" is the first syllable, "wan."
The accented syllable in "fountain" is the first syllable, "foun-".
second accented syllable
The first syllable is accented.
Certain . First accented syllable.
The first syllable is accented.
The first syllable is accented.