How many syllables in “encouragement”?
“encouragement” has 4 syllables: en·cour·age·ment
IPA
/ɛn.ˈkɝ.ɪdʒ.mənt/
Stress
en-COUR-age-ment (pattern 0-1-0-0)
Division
en·cour·age·ment
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| en-COUR-age-ment | /ɛn.ˈkɝ.ɪdʒ.mənt/ | eh n · k er · ih jh · m ah n t | 4 | CMU dictionary |
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Syllables vs. morphemes
Syllables (4)
en·cour·age·ment
Morphemes (3)
en- + courage + -ment
The syllable breaks of encouragement (en·cour·age·ment) line up with its morphemes (en- + courage + -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 "encouragement"?
"encouragement" has four syllables: en·cour·age·ment.
How do you divide "encouragement" into syllables?
en·cour·age·ment. The syllable breaks of encouragement (en·cour·age·ment) line up with its morphemes (en- + courage + -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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