How many syllables in "coattails"?

"coattails" has 2 lettergrepen (coat - tails).

How to divide "coattails"?

"coattails" divides into 2 parts: coat · tails.

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

Say each syllable slowly (coat... tails) and listen on SayItVid.

Lettergrepids

2 Lettergrepen

"coattails": 2 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:coat·tails

Hoofdklemtoon

COAT-tails(coat · tails)● ○

Stress in "coattails" falls on 1st syllable.

IPA:⁄ˈkoʊˌteɪlz⁄

Listen to spoken timing and rhythm in native context.

1/10

Automatisch afspelen

IPAˈkoʊˌteɪlz

Lettergrepencoat·tails

Hoor in contextUS

56:41

and thus got to benefit on riding the coattails of the ethics group, of the search tool, of the fact that there will very soon now be this syllabus search tool, because that's of the fact that there will very soon now

Toetsenbordbediening: ← Vorige, → Volgende, R Opnieuw • Press L to loop sentence • Space to pause/resume

Bekijk volledige gids

Watch native speaker conversations with synchronized transcripts.

Rhymes & Poetics

Explore matching rhyming words on SayItVid.

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