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Syllable Count

Syllable count is a concept of counting the number of syllables in a word. Syllables are considered to be the building blocks of words. When writing poems, the syllable count can be critical to the rhythm of the poem.

10,201 Questions

How many syllables are in New Jersey?

There are three syllables in New Jersey. New - Jer-sey.

What syllable does the accent fall in the word television?

I hear it as "TEL" to be the accented syllable, but according to Webster's dictionary it can either be accented at TEL or at VIS. TEL is the first one listed and then in the second meaning it accents VIS.

How many syllables does word 'barrier' have?

"Barrier" has three syllables. It's pronounced: BEAR-ree-urr. If I remember correctly, you would break the word up like this: Bar-ri-er. !

How many syllables are in stay?

Stay has one syllable.

you can figure that out by clapping your hand to each word you say.

stay: one clap

carry: two clap

elephant: 3 clap

What is the zip code for Greer?

Greer, SC is a town of 25.5k people in the Eastern time zone. While the town only has one area code (864) it has three zip codes (29650, 29651, and 29652).

How many syllables are in the word remarked?

As usually pronounced, there would only be two (2)syllables: re·marked (pronounced re·markt). Despite the 'ed' ending containing a vowel, the pronunciation assigns it a consonant pronunciation, hence it does not yield another syllable for the words where it is added if it is pronounced as a 't'. For words like "added", it gets a vowel sound ... add·ud (or add·ed) so it adds another syllable to those kind of words.

How many syllables are in Honduras?

There are three syllables in Honduras. (Hon-du-ras)