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  • 1 syllable
  • stressed syllable leak
  • 4 letters
Syllables
leak has one vowel sound, so it is one syllable.
Stressed syllable
One syllable: it carries the stress when you say the word on its own.
Pronunciation
/lik/ in American English.
Stress position
A one-syllable word carries its own stress when you say it alone.
Line break
Better not to break it at the end of a line (too short, or it would leave one or two letters alone).

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How do you divide leak into syllables?

leak divides as leak. leak has one vowel sound, so it is one syllable.

How many syllables are in leak?

Leak has 1 syllable (leak).

Which syllable is stressed in leak?

The stressed syllable in leak is leak. One syllable: it carries the stress when you say the word on its own.

How do you pronounce leak?

/lik/ in American English.