How many syllables in “disagreement”?
“disagreement” has 4 syllables: dis·a·gree·ment
IPA
/dɪ.sə.ˈɡɹi.mənt/
Stress
dis-a-GREE-ment (pattern 0-0-1-0)
Division
dis·a·gree·ment
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dis-a-GREE-ment | /dɪ.sə.ˈɡɹi.mənt/ | d ih · s ah · g r iy · m ah n t | 4 | CMU dictionary |
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Syllables vs. morphemes
Syllables (4)
dis·a·gree·ment
Morphemes (3)
dis- + agree + -ment
The syllable breaks of disagreement (dis·a·gree·ment) line up with its morphemes (dis- + agree + -ment): 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 "disagreement"?
"disagreement" has four syllables: dis·a·gree·ment.
How do you divide "disagreement" into syllables?
dis·a·gree·ment. The syllable breaks of disagreement (dis·a·gree·ment) line up with its morphemes (dis- + agree + -ment): 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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