How many syllables in “boxes”?

“boxes” has 2 syllables: box·es

IPA
/ˈbɑk.səz/
Stress
BOX-es (pattern 1-0)
Division
box·es

Pronunciation

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BOX-es /ˈbɑk.səz/ b aa k · s ah z 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)
box·es
Morphemes (2)
box + -s

The syllable breaks of boxes (box·es) line up with its morphemes (box + -s): 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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Pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Hyphenation from the hyph_en_US patterns.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many syllables are in "boxes"?
"boxes" has two syllables: box·es.
How do you divide "boxes" into syllables?
box·es. The syllable breaks of boxes (box·es) line up with its morphemes (box + -s): 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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