How many syllables in unemployment?

Syllables in unemployment

4

un·em·ploy·ment

Unemployment has four syllables. The stress falls on the third syllable.

How to say unemployment

Pronunciation/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
4 syllables, un-em-PLOY-ment · da-da-DUM-da
StressThird syllable
Letters12

To count it yourself, say unemployment slowly and listen for each vowel sound: un, em, ploy, ment. Each beat is one syllable.

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Questions

How many syllables are in unemployment?
Unemployment has four syllables.
How do you divide unemployment into syllables?
Unemployment divides as un-em-ploy-ment.
Which syllable is stressed in unemployment?
The third syllable (un-em-PLOY-ment).

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