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