The word "applause" is a verb, i.e. to applaud. It is an action word. A consonant, on the other hand, is a single letter- in the English alphabet, it is any letter that is not a vowel (A E I O U). The other 21 letters of the alphabet are consonants. "Applause" is a word, therefore it cannot be a consonant.
No the second syllable is stressed.
First
Ap-plaud.
Footprint is stressed on the first syllable.
Captive is stressed on the first syllable.
The first syllable is stressed.
The first syllable is stressed.
The first.
The second syllable in "applause" is stressed.
Footprint is stressed on the first syllable.
Captive is stressed on the first syllable.
It is not entirely clear whether you are asking which syllable is stressed or what the first syllable is. The stressed syllable is the first syllable: sev.
District is stressed on the first syllable.
The first syllable is stressed.
The stressed syllable in "injure" is the first syllable "in-".
Accurate is stressed on the first syllable.
Personal is stressed on the first syllable.
The first stressed syllable in "wilderness" is "wild."
The stressed syllable in "carrot" is the first syllable, "car."
The first syllable is stressed.