Words by Number of Syllables
Browse English words grouped by how many syllables they have, from one beat to seven. Every count comes from a pronunciation dictionary, and words with more than one accepted count (like fire) are left out so the lists stay reliable.
One Syllable Words
400 words
Examples: the, to, and, of, a, in
Two Syllable Words
424 words
Examples: about, people, also, other, only, after
Three Syllable Words
442 words
Examples: another, company, however, government, already, anything
Four Syllable Words
357 words
Examples: information, community, development, political, available, education
Five Syllable Words
369 words
Examples: university, international, association, individual, immediately, particularly
Six Syllable Words
270 words
Examples: responsibility, identification, revolutionary, simultaneously, responsibilities, availability
Seven Syllable Words
59 words
Examples: confidentiality, interdisciplinary, meteorological, socioeconomic, epidemiology, individuality