How many syllables in "buses"?

"buses" has 2 lettergrepen (bus - es).

How to divide "buses"?

"buses" divides into 2 parts: bus · es.

In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.

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Lettergrepids

2 Lettergrepen

"buses": 2 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:bus·es

Hoofdklemtoon

BUS-es(bus · es)● ○

Stress in "buses" falls on 1st syllable.

IPA:⁄ˈbʌsɪz⁄

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IPAˈbʌsɪz

Lettergrepenbus·es

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But there's lots of flexible ways that we can have it. Buses are only getting more expensive to operate as we get more and more traffic on our urban roads. more and more traffic on our urban roads.

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How many syllables in "buses"?: "buses" has 2 lettergrepen (bus - es).
How to divide "buses"?: "buses" divides into 2 parts: bus · es.
Where is the stress in "buses"?: In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.
How to practice saying "buses"?: Say each syllable slowly (bus... es) and listen on SayItVid.