There is one syllable.
There are three stressed syllables.
Belief has two syllables, and the second is stressed: be-LIEF.
...Iamb (Iambic)Unstressed + Stressed.........Two Syllables...Trochee (Trochaic)Stressed + Unstressed.........Two Syllables...Spondee (Spondaic)Stressed + Stressed.........Two Syllables...Anapest (Anapestic)Unstressed + Unstressed + Stressed.........Three Syllables...Dactyl (DactylicStressed + Unstressed + Unstressed.........Three Syllables
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One - the third syllable is stressed.
One - the first syllable is stressed.
The word popular has three syllables. There is one stressed syllable, the first one. The syllables in the word are pop'-u-lar.
8 syllables
Stressed syllables are emphasized more in speech than unstressed syllables.
One.
Just the first.
The first syllable is stressed.