How many syllables in descendants?

Syllables in descendants

3

de·scen·dants

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

How to say descendants

Said as /dɪˈsɛndənts/3 syllables, de-SCEN-dants · da-DUM-da
Said as /dɪˈsɛnɪnts/3 syllables, de-SCEN-dants · da-DUM-da
StressSecond syllable
Letters11

To count it yourself, say descendants slowly and listen for each vowel sound: de, scen, dants. Each beat is one syllable.

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Questions

How many syllables are in descendants?
Descendants has three syllables.
How do you divide descendants into syllables?
Descendants divides as de-scen-dants.
Which syllable is stressed in descendants?
The second syllable (de-SCEN-dants).

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