About "acre"
How to Split "acre" into Syllables
The word acre is divided into 2 syllables: a·cre. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.
📝 Syllable Breakdown
- a — 1st syllable
- cre — 2nd syllable
🔊 Pronunciation Guide
The phonetic transcription of acre:
- IPA: /ˈeɪ.kə/
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📖 Definitions
- acre (plural acres or (UK colloquial) acre)
- An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres.
📚 Word Origin & History
From Middle English acre, aker, from Old English æcer (“field where crops are grown”), from Proto-West Germanic *akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Cognate with Scots acre, aker, acker (“acre, field, arable land”), North Frisian ecir (“field, a measure of land”), West Frisian eker (“field”), Dutch akker (“field”), German Acker (“field, acre”), Norwegian åker (“field”) and Swedish åker (“field”), I...
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- Correct pronunciation — Knowing syllable structure ensures accurate speech
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📊 Similar Words Comparison
Compare acre with related words to understand syllable patterns:
| Word | Syllables | Division |
|---|---|---|
| acre | 2 | a·cre |
| ajar | 2 | a-jar |
| accuser | 3 | ac-cus-er |
| acquire | 3 | ac-qui-re |
| assessor | 3 | as-ses-sor |
🔗 Related Words
Explore syllable divisions of words related to acre:
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