How many syllables in “dishes”?
“dishes” has 2 syllables: dish·es
IPA
/ˈdɪʃ.əz/
Stress
DISH-es (pattern 1-0)
Division
dish·es
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISH-es | /ˈdɪʃ.əz/ | d ih sh · 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)
dish·es
Morphemes (2)
dish + -s
The syllable breaks of dishes (dish·es) line up with its morphemes (dish + -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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How many syllables are in "dishes"?
"dishes" has two syllables: dish·es.
How do you divide "dishes" into syllables?
dish·es. The syllable breaks of dishes (dish·es) line up with its morphemes (dish + -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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