How many syllables in "lovely"?

"lovely" has 2 lettergrepen (love - ly).

How to divide "lovely"?

"lovely" divides into 2 parts: love · ly.

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

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Lettergrepids

2 Lettergrepen

"lovely": 2 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:love·ly

Hoofdklemtoon

LOVE-ly(love · ly)● ○

Stress in "lovely" falls on 1st syllable.

IPA:⁄ˈlʌv.li⁄

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Automatisch afspelen

IPAˈlʌv.li

Lettergrepenlove·ly

Hoor in contextUK

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used to go to your mate's house for sleepover you guys? It's so quiet it's lovely. I mean well I mean we live far away from from my friends we live up in Scotland uh well I mean we live far away from from my friends we live up in Scotland uh

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