"Syllable" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈsɪɫəbəɫ/ in IPA and it has 3 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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/ˈsɪɫəbəɫ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/sˈɪləbəl/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"syllable" has 3 syllables: syllable.
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"Syllable" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈsɪɫəbəɫ/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Syllable" has 3 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "syllable" is /ˈsɪɫəbəɫ/.
Syllable: A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.
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