How many syllables in forgiveness?
Syllables in forgiveness
3
for·give·ness
Forgiveness has three syllables. The stress falls on the second syllable.
How to say forgiveness
| Said as /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/ | 3 syllables, for-GIVE-ness · da-DUM-da |
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| Said as /fɔɹˈɡɪvnəs/ | 3 syllables, for-GIVE-ness · da-DUM-da |
| Stress | Second syllable |
| Letters | 11 |
To count it yourself, say forgiveness slowly and listen for each vowel sound: for, give, ness. Each beat is one syllable.
Near rhymes with forgiveness
- business
- richness
- stiffness
- agribusiness
- witness
- illness
- fitness
- sickness
- thickness
- eyewitness
- eponymous
- stillness
- quickness
- isthmus
- grimace
- homesickness
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Questions
- How many syllables are in forgiveness?
- Forgiveness has three syllables.
- How do you divide forgiveness into syllables?
- Forgiveness divides as for-give-ness.
- Which syllable is stressed in forgiveness?
- The second syllable (for-GIVE-ness).