How many syllables in "playbill"?

"playbill" has 2 lettergrepen (play - bill).

How to divide "playbill"?

"playbill" divides into 2 parts: play · bill.

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

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2 Lettergrepen

"playbill": 2 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:play·bill

Hoofdklemtoon

PLAY-bill(play · bill)● ○

Stress in "playbill" falls on 1st syllable.

IPA:⁄ˈpleɪˌbɪl⁄

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IPAˈpleɪˌbɪl

Lettergrepenplay·bill

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vanished, when I was a kid, and you wanted to know what a play was about, you looked in the playbill, and it said the argument of the play, it's that old-fashioned and it said the argument of the play, it's that old-fashioned

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