first syllable

Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words

Refers to the initial syllable of a word.

syllableADJECTIVE + syllable

Categories:

first

Examples (10)

  • The word 'happiness' has three syllables: hap-pi-ness. The first syllable is stressed.
  • In many languages, the first syllable of a word carries the primary stress.
  • She found it difficult to pronounce the first syllable of the foreign name.
  • The pronunciation guide indicates that the stress falls on the first syllable.
  • Can you identify the first syllable in the word 'computer'?
  • The child struggled to articulate the first syllable of his own name.
  • We learned that the first syllable often determines the meaning in certain word families.
  • The rhythm of the poem is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, starting with the first syllable.
  • A common mistake is to misplace the emphasis, stressing the second syllable instead of the first.
  • The linguistic analysis focused on the phonetic properties of the first syllable.