How many syllables in “replay”?

“replay” has 2 syllables: re·play

IPA
/ɹi.ˈpleɪ/
Stress
re-PLAY (pattern 0-1)
Division
re·play

Pronunciation

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re-PLAY /ɹi.ˈpleɪ/ r iy · p l ey 2 CMU dictionary

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Syllables vs. morphemes

Syllables (2)
re·play
Morphemes (2)
re- + play

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