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wife

Syllables: wife has one vowel sound, so it is one syllable. The final e is silent, so it doesn't add a syllable.
Stressed syllable: One syllable: it carries the stress when you say the word on its own.
Pronunciation: /waɪf/ 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).

Words that rhyme with wife

How do you divide wife into syllables?

wife divides as wife. wife has one vowel sound, so it is one syllable. The final e is silent, so it doesn't add a syllable.

How many syllables are in wife?

Wife has 1 syllable (wife).

Which syllable is stressed in wife?

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

How do you pronounce wife?

/waɪf/ in American English.