How do you divide ancestral into syllables?

Ancestral divides as an-ces-tral.

Which syllable is stressed in ancestral?

The second syllable (an-CES-tral).

Syllables in ancestral

an·ces·tral

Ancestral has three syllables. The stress falls on the second syllable.

Pronunciation	/ænˈsɛstɹəl/ 3 syllables, an-CES-tral · da-DUM-da
Stress	Second syllable
Letters	9

To count it yourself, say ancestral slowly and listen for each vowel sound: an, ces, tral. Each beat is one syllable.

How many syllables are in ancestral?: Ancestral has three syllables.
How do you divide ancestral into syllables?: Ancestral divides as an-ces-tral.
Which syllable is stressed in ancestral?: The second syllable (an-CES-tral).