noun🔗ShareSyllabeA unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables."The word "happy" has two syllables: "hap" and "py." "Le mot « happy » a deux syllabes : « hap » et « py ».languagelinguisticsphoneticswordsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSyllabeThe written representation of a given pronounced syllable."The syllable "cat" is a representation of the sound we make when saying the word. "La syllabe « chat » est une représentation du son que nous produisons en prononçant le mot.languagephoneticsgrammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSyllabeA small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle."The word "banana" has two syllables. "Le mot « banane » a deux syllabes.languagephoneticswordlinguisticsgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpelerTo utter in syllables."The teacher asked the student to syllable the difficult word so the class could understand its pronunciation. "Le professeur a demandé à l'élève d'épeler le mot difficile afin que la classe puisse comprendre sa prononciation.languagephoneticslinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
