Syllable Counter
Type a word or block of text to estimate its syllable count per word and in total.
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About this tool
English spelling doesn't map cleanly to syllable count, so this uses the same vowel-group heuristic most readability calculators rely on: count groups of consecutive vowels, then adjust for common patterns like a silent trailing "e" or a word ending in "-le" after a consonant. It's an estimate, not a dictionary lookup — it gets the overwhelming majority of everyday words right, but unusual words and proper nouns can occasionally be off by one.
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