How many syllables in “kicker”?
“kicker” has 2 syllables: kick·er
IPA
/ˈkɪk.ɚ/
Stress
KICK-er (pattern 1-0)
Division
kick·er
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KICK-er | /ˈkɪk.ɚ/ | k ih k · er | 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)
kick·er
Morphemes (2)
kick + -er
The syllable breaks of kicker (kick·er) line up with its morphemes (kick + -er): 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 "kicker"?
"kicker" has two syllables: kick·er.
How do you divide "kicker" into syllables?
kick·er. The syllable breaks of kicker (kick·er) line up with its morphemes (kick + -er): 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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