synalepha
nounHow many syllables in synalepha?
There are 4 syllables in the word synalepha.How to pronounce synalepha:
Definition of synalepha:
- synalepha (noun):
- the blending into one syllable of two vowels of adjacent syllables (as by crasis, synaeresis, synizesis, elision)
- a contraction of syllables by obscuring or suppressing a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word before another vowel or diphthong (as in th' army, for the army)
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- symptomatic
- symphonious
- sympetalous
- sympathizes
- sycophancy
- supremacy
- suprailiac
- supernova
- suffocation
- sufficiency
- subterranean
- subhanallah
- studebaker
- strabotomy
- stolichnaya
- stipulated
- stimulation
- stimulating
- standard-bearer
- stalemated
- stability
- squillionaire
- spondylosis
- splenorrhexis
- splendiferous
- splanchnology
- spizzerinctum
- speculation
- spaciality
- somnambulist
- sommelier
- somersaulting
- soliloquized
- soliloquize
- solidifies
- solicitor
- solfeggio
- solecism
- socialism
- slovenliness
- slovenia
- slovakia
- skepticism
- sinusoidal
- sincerity
- sicilian
- siberian
- siberia
- shenanigan
- shakunaga
- … more
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A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word.
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