syllable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪləbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪləbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sil′ə bəl)

Inflections of 'syllable' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
syllables
v 3rd person singular
syllabling
v pres p
syllabled
v past
syllabled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
syllable n (language: single-vowel sound)sílaba nf
 How many syllables does this word have?
 ¿Cuántas sílabas tiene esta palabra?
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
syllable [sth]⇒ vtr formal (utter in syllables)silabear⇒ vi
 The student syllabled the unfamiliar Latin word to try to guess its meaning.
 El estudiante silabeó la palabra en latín para intentar saber su significado.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
stressed syllable n (part of a word that is emphasized)sílaba tónica nf + adj
  sílaba acentuada nf + adj
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'syllable' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
accent - barytone - coda - decasyllable - haiku - hendecasyllable - iamb - iambus - monosyllabic - monosyllable - polysyllable - reduplicate - reduplication - stress - stressed - unstressed - vocable - word stress
Spanish:
sílaba - aguda - agudo - bisílabo - decasílabo - eneasílabo - esdrújula - esdrújulo - grave - llana - llano - pentasílabo - sílaba abierta - sílaba aguda - sílaba átona - sílaba breve - sílaba cerrada - sílaba postónica - sílaba protónica - sílaba tónica - silabear - silabeo - sobreesdrújulo - sobresdrújulo


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