"Melancholy" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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4
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/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/mˈɛlənkˌɒli/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"melancholy" has 4 syllables: melancholy. It rhymes with folly and golly, if that helps it stick.
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"Melancholy" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Melancholy" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "melancholy" is /ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/.
Melancholy: Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
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