Words with 2 syllables
18,837 words with 2 syllables
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Every word on this list has exactly 2 syllables. Each one is shown already split, so you can use it both to look a word up and to check an exercise.
List of words with 2 syllables
- abort a-bort
- absorb ab-sorb
- abut a-but
- accept ac-cept
- access ac-cess
- accomplish ac-complish
- account ac-count
- ache a-che
- acquaint ac-quaint
- adapt a-dapt
- adjourn ad-journ
- adjust ad-just
- admit ad-mit
- adopt a-dopt
- adorn a-dorn
- affect af-fect
- affirm af-firm
- affix af-fix
- afford af-ford
- agree a-gree
- alarm a-larm
- alert a-lert
- align a-lign
- allay al-lay
- alloo al-loo
- allow al-low
- ally al-ly
- alter alt-er
- ambush am-bush
- amend a-mend
- amount a-mount
- anger ang-er
- annex an-nex
- answer answ-er
- appear ap-pear
- append ap-pend
- apply app-ly
- appoint ap-point
- appraise apprai-se
- apprehend appre-hend
- approve appro-ve
- argue ar-gue
- arrest arr-est
- ascend a-scend
- assault as-sault
- assay as-say
- assemble as-semble
- assert as-sert
- assess as-sess
- assign as-sign
- assist as-sist
- athink a-think
- attach at-tach
- attack at-tack
- attain at-tain
- attempt at-tempt
- attend at-tend
- attest att-est
- augment aug-ment
- avail a-vail
- avert a-vert
- avoid a-void
- await a-wait
- award a-ward
- backbite backbi-te
- backslide backsli-de
- backup ba-ckup
- bake ba-ke
- barter bart-er
- bathe ba-the
- befall be-fall
- beget be-get
- begin be-gin
- behold be-hold
- belee be-lee
- belie be-lie
- belong be-long
- bemad be-mad
- beseech be-seech
- bespeak be-speak
- bestick be-stick
- bestow be-stow
- bestride bestri-de
- bethink be-think
- betray be-tray
- betrim be-trim
- birdie bir-die
- bisie bi-sie
- bite bi-te
- blame bla-me
- bleed ble-ed
- blossom blos-som
- bolster bolst-er
- boogie boo-gie
- boohoo boo-hoo
- border bord-er
- borrow bor-row
- bother both-er
- bounce boun-ce
- bowstring bowstr-ing
- brace bra-ce
- breastfeed breastfe-ed
- breathe brea-the
- breed bre-ed
- bribe bri-be
- bridge brid-ge
- bring br-ing
- broadcast broad-cast
- broaden broa-den
- browbeat brow-beat
- browse brow-se
- bunco bun-co
- bunko bun-ko
- burden bur-den
- burrow bur-row
- bury bu-ry
- butcher butch-er
- bypass by-pass
- caddie cad-die
- caftan caf-tan
- cancel can-cel
- canvass can-vass
- care ca-re
- carry car-ry
- carve car-ve
- cater cat-er
- cause cau-se
- caution cau-tion
- cease cea-se
- change cha-nge
- channel chan-nel
- charge char-ge
- chase cha-se
- chatter chatt-er
- cheer che-er
- cherish che-rish
- chide chi-de
- choke cho-ke
- choose choo-se
- cite ci-te
- cleanse clean-se
- clear-cut clear-cut
- cleave clea-ve
- cling cl-ing
- close clo-se
- code co-de
- collect col-lect
- color co-lor
- combat com-bat
- come co-me
- comes co-mes
- comfort com-fort
- command com-mand
- commend com-mend
- comment com-ment
- commit com-mit
- compact com-pact
- compel com-pel
- complement comple-ment
- complete comple-te
- compliment compli-ment
- comply comp-ly
- compound com-pound
- comprehend compre-hend
- comprise compri-se
- concern con-cern
- concert con-cert
- conclude conclu-de
- concur con-cur
- condemn con-demn
- conduct con-duct
- confab con-fab
- confer conf-er
- confess con-fess
- confirm con-firm
- conform con-form
- connect con-nect
- consent con-sent
- consist con-sist
- consult con-sult
- contact con-tact
- contain con-tain
- contend con-tend
- contest cont-est
- convert con-vert
- convey con-vey
- coorie coo-rie
- cope co-pe
- copy co-py
- correct cor-rect
- counter count-er
- counterdraw coun-terdraw
- couple cou-ple
- courie cou-rie
- cover cov-er
- crave cra-ve
- create crea-te
- credit cre-dit
- critic cri-tic
- cross-check cross-check
- crossbreed crossbre-ed
- cruise crui-se
- cuckoo cu-ckoo
- cure cu-re
- curtail cur-tail
- curve cur-ve
- cushion cu-shion
- custom cu-stom
- dado da-do
- dampen dam-pen
- dance dan-ce
- dare da-re
- darken dar-ken
- date da-te
- deal de-al
- debar de-bar
- debug de-bug
- decay de-cay
- deduct de-duct
- deepen dee-pen
- deepfreeze deepfree-ze
- defeat de-feat
- defend de-fend
- defer def-er
- deflect de-flect
- defray de-fray
- defy de-fy
- delay de-lay
- delight de-light
- demand de-mand
- demo de-mo
- deny de-ny
- depart de-part
- depend de-pend
- depict de-pict
- deploy de-ploy
- deport de-port
- depress de-press
- derail de-rail
- descend de-scend
- describe descri-be
- design de-sign
- desist de-sist
- despend de-spend
- detach de-tach
- detail de-tail
- detain de-tain
- detect de-tect
- deter det-er
- dial di-al
- differ diff-er
- diffind dif-find
- dine di-ne
- dingo di-ngo
- direct di-rect
- disarm di-sarm
- disband dis-band
- disbind dis-bind
- discard di-scard
- discern di-scern
- discharge dischar-ge
- disclose disclo-se
- discredit discre-dit
- discuss di-scuss
- disgrace disgra-ce
- dismantle di-smantle
- dismiss di-smiss
- dispatch di-spatch
- dispel di-spel
- displace displa-ce
- disprove dispro-ve
- disrupt dis-rupt
- distinct di-stinct
- distort di-stort
- disturb di-sturb
- ditto dit-to
- dive di-ve
- divert di-vert
- dodge dod-ge
- done do-ne
- double dou-ble
- downgrade downgra-de
- dredge dred-ge
- drive dri-ve
- dry-beat dry-beat
- dull-grind dull-grind
- earmark ear-mark
- earwig ear-wig
- ease ea-se
- echo e-cho
- edit e-dit
- eject e-ject
- elbow el-bow
- elect e-lect
- email e-mail
- embark em-bark
- embed emb-ed
- embrace embra-ce
- emcee em-cee
- emu-bob emu-bob
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Frequently asked questions
How many words with 2 syllables are there?
This dictionary holds 18,837 words with 2 syllables.
How do you count the syllables in a word?
Count the vowel sounds, not the letters: each syllable has exactly one. Silent letters and digraphs such as “ea” or “ou” usually make a single sound, which is why spelling and syllable count often disagree.