How many syllables in “jumping”?

“jumping” has 2 syllables: jump·ing

IPA
/ˈdʒʌm.pɪŋ/
Stress
JUMP-ing (pattern 1-0)
Division
jump·ing

Pronunciation

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JUMP-ing /ˈdʒʌm.pɪŋ/ jh ah m · p ih ng 2 CMU dictionary

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Syllables vs. morphemes

Syllables (2)
jump·ing
Morphemes (2)
jump + -ing

The syllable breaks of jumping (jump·ing) line up with its morphemes (jump + -ing): 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 "jumping"?
"jumping" has two syllables: jump·ing.
How do you divide "jumping" into syllables?
jump·ing. The syllable breaks of jumping (jump·ing) line up with its morphemes (jump + -ing): 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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