Split Lafayette into syllables

La fayet te

Lafayette has 3 syllables

How Lafayette is divided into syllables

Syllable breakdown
La-fayet-te
Number of syllables
3 syllables
Phonetic transcription (IPA)
ˌlæfaɪˈɛt

What Lafayette means

  1. A fish, the goody or spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.
  2. “lafayette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Frequently asked questions

How many syllables does Lafayette have?

The word Lafayette has 3 syllables: La-fayet-te.

How do you split Lafayette into syllables?

Lafayette is divided like this: La-fayet-te.