How many syllables in “painted”?
“painted” has 2 syllables: paint·ed
IPA
/ˈpeɪn.tɪd/
Stress
PAINT-ed (pattern 1-0)
Division
paint·ed
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINT-ed | /ˈpeɪn.tɪd/ | p ey n · t ih d | 2 | CMU dictionary |
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Syllables vs. morphemes
Syllables (2)
paint·ed
Morphemes (2)
paint + -ed
The syllable breaks of painted (paint·ed) line up with its morphemes (paint + -ed): 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 "painted"?
"painted" has two syllables: paint·ed.
How do you divide "painted" into syllables?
paint·ed. The syllable breaks of painted (paint·ed) line up with its morphemes (paint + -ed): 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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