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  • 4 syllables
  • stressed syllable jour
  • 10 letters
Syllables
jour-nal-i-sm: 4 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say. The ending sm is a syllable of its own, even without a written vowel.
Stressed syllable
The 1st syllable is stressed: JOUR-nal-i-sm. Lighter (secondary) stress on i.
Pronunciation
/ˈdʒɝnəlˌɪzəm/ in American English.
Stress position
The stress falls early, before the last three syllables (1st of 4), as in COM-fort-a-ble and IN-ter-est-ing.
Line break
At the end of a line you can break it as jour-nalism, journal-ism.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you divide journalism into syllables?

journalism divides as jour-nal-i-sm. jour-nal-i-sm: 4 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say. The ending sm is a syllable of its own, even without a written vowel.

How many syllables are in journalism?

Journalism has 4 syllables (jour-nal-i-sm).

Which syllable is stressed in journalism?

The stressed syllable in journalism is jour. The 1st syllable is stressed: JOUR-nal-i-sm. Lighter (secondary) stress on i.

How do you pronounce journalism?

/ˈdʒɝnəlˌɪzəm/ in American English.