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tourism

3 syllables
stressed syllable tour
7 letters

Syllables: tour-i-sm: 3 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: TOUR-i-sm. Lighter (secondary) stress on i.
Pronunciation: /ˈtʊrˌɪzəm/ in American English.
Stress position: The stress falls on the third syllable from the end (1st of 3), as in BEAU-ti-ful and pho-TOG-ra-phy. Words ending in -ity and -ical work this way.
Line break: At the end of a line you can break it as tour-ism.

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How do you divide tourism into syllables?

tourism divides as tour-i-sm. tour-i-sm: 3 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 tourism?

Tourism has 3 syllables (tour-i-sm).

Which syllable is stressed in tourism?

The stressed syllable in tourism is tour. The 1st syllable is stressed: TOUR-i-sm. Lighter (secondary) stress on i.

How do you pronounce tourism?

/ˈtʊrˌɪzəm/ in American English.