How many syllables in “artist”?
“artist” has 2 syllables: art·ist
IPA
/ˈɑɹ.təst/
Stress
ART-ist (pattern 1-0)
Division
art·ist
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART-ist | /ˈɑɹ.təst/ | aa r · t ah s t | 2 | CMU dictionary |
Syllables are shown in ARPAbet (the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary's phoneme alphabet). Respellings put the stressed syllable in capitals.
Syllables vs. morphemes
Syllables (2)
art·ist
Morphemes (2)
art + -ist
The syllable breaks of artist (art·ist) line up with its morphemes (art + -ist): every morpheme boundary is also a syllable boundary, so the word divides the same way for a syllable count and for a morphology exercise.
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How many syllables are in "artist"?
"artist" has two syllables: art·ist.
How do you divide "artist" into syllables?
art·ist. The syllable breaks of artist (art·ist) line up with its morphemes (art + -ist): every morpheme boundary is also a syllable boundary, so the word divides the same way for a syllable count and for a morphology exercise.
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