What Is the Online Syllable Counter?
The Syllable Counter is an online tool for counting syllables: the number of vowel sounds in a word or piece of text.
What Is Syllable Count?
English words can be divided into syllables for easier reading and pronunciation. Syllable count is the number of syllables in a word or piece of text. For example, the word "consonant" has three syllables: con, so, and nant.
Syllable count corresponds to the number of vowel sounds. For "consonant", the vowel sounds are o (con), o (so), and a (nant). A vowel sound may have more than one vowel letter: it's the sound (not the written form) that's important.
How Can You Count Syllables?
You can count syllables using two methods.
Chin method
To use the chin method, put your hand on your chin and slowly read the word(s) aloud.
As you say the word(s), your chin drops when you pronounce a vowel sound. The number of times your chin falls into your hand is the syllable count. For example, if you pronounce the word "consonant", your chin drops three times (three syllables).
Clap method
With this method, you clap your hands each time you hear a vowel sound. The number of claps gives you the syllable count. Try it for the word "broadcast". How many times did you clap?
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