This symbol is used for syllables: σ
There are 3 syllables in the word period. pe-ri-od
This depends on the word. In the word "English" there are two. Eng•lish Syllables are separated with the • symbol.
I think you're referring to a dash (this symbol "-").
The three symbols of word stress are the primary stress symbol ( ˈ ), the secondary stress symbol ( ˌ ), and the unstressed symbol ( ˈ ). The primary stress symbol is used to mark the syllable that is stressed the most in a word, while the secondary stress symbol marks syllables that are stressed less than the primary stress but more than the unstressed syllables. The unstressed symbol is used for syllables that do not carry any stress.
Despair. Des-pair
lab|o|ra|to|ry The symbol | indicates a new syllable.
There are 3 syllables in symphony:sym/pho/ny
there are 2 syllables in stomach. To see why, search 'How many syllables in attack?'
4 syllables am- phi- bi- an
Awake has two syllables. The syllables are a-wake.
There are 14 syllables.