leprechaun
nounHow many syllables in leprechaun?
There are 3 syllables in the word leprechaun.How to pronounce leprechaun:
Definition of leprechaun:
- leprechaun (noun):
- a mischievous elf in Irish folklore.
- (in Irish folklore) a mischievous elf
- a mischievous elf (see elf sense 1) of irish folklore usually believed to reveal the hiding place of treasure if caught
Synonyms for leprechaun:
brownie
dwarf
elf
faerie
faery
fairy
gnome
goblin
hob
imp
pixie
pixy
puck
sprite
troll
Antonyms for leprechaun:
giant
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- critique
- attitude
- cannula
- rhinitis
- refraction
- jam session
- isosceles
- erasure
- nowadays
- liberty
- Hephaestus
- cultivate
- countryside
- archaea
- jovial
- violate
- soda pop
- pepper spray
- emerging
- muttering
- fatuous
- continued
- romantic
- trebuchet
- remainder
- pandemic
- debonair
- circumstance
- Rocio
- government
- baptism
- paratha
- omission
- holistic
- algernon
- shimmering
- sassiness
- personnel
- indicate
- pelagic
- remittance
- jelly bean
- fast-forward
- cantalas
- utterance
- Confucius
- Alaina
- wapiti
- sustenance
- landlocked
- … more
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In English, a syllable can sometimes consist of a single vowel sound, as in the word 'I'.
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