syllable

noun/ˈsɪləbəl/

Frequency rank: #9,411 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, forming the whole or part of a word.

Illustration for the English word “syllable”

Example sentence

The word 'cat' has only one syllable.

Synonyms & related words

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