How many syllables in “fearless”?
“fearless” has 2 syllables: fear·less
IPA
/ˈfɪɹ.ləs/
Stress
FEAR-less (pattern 1-0)
Division
fear·less
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEAR-less | /ˈfɪɹ.ləs/ | f ih r · l ah s | 2 | CMU dictionary |
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Syllables vs. morphemes
Syllables (2)
fear·less
Morphemes (2)
fear + -less
The syllable breaks of fearless (fear·less) line up with its morphemes (fear + -less): 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 "fearless"?
"fearless" has two syllables: fear·less.
How do you divide "fearless" into syllables?
fear·less. The syllable breaks of fearless (fear·less) line up with its morphemes (fear + -less): 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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