How many syllables in “rider”?
“rider” has 2 syllables: rid·er
IPA
/ˈɹaɪ.dɚ/
Stress
RID-er (pattern 1-0)
Division
rid·er
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RID-er | /ˈɹaɪ.dɚ/ | r ay · d 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)
rid·er
Morphemes (2)
rid + -er
The syllable breaks of rider (rid·er) line up with its morphemes (rid + -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 "rider"?
"rider" has two syllables: rid·er.
How do you divide "rider" into syllables?
rid·er. The syllable breaks of rider (rid·er) line up with its morphemes (rid + -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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