How many syllables in “successfully”?
“successfully” has 4 syllables: suc·cess·ful·ly
IPA
/sək.ˈsɛs.fə.li/
Stress
suc-CESS-ful-ly (pattern 0-1-0-0)
Division
suc·cess·ful·ly
Pronunciation
| Say it like | IPA | Syllables | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| suc-CESS-ful-ly | /sək.ˈsɛs.fə.li/ | s ah k · s eh s · f ah · l iy | 4 | CMU dictionary |
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Syllables vs. morphemes
Syllables (4)
suc·cess·ful·ly
Morphemes (3)
success + -ful + -ly
The syllable breaks of successfully (suc·cess·ful·ly) line up with its morphemes (success + -ful + -ly): 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 "successfully"?
"successfully" has four syllables: suc·cess·ful·ly.
How do you divide "successfully" into syllables?
suc·cess·ful·ly. The syllable breaks of successfully (suc·cess·ful·ly) line up with its morphemes (success + -ful + -ly): 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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