Words with 3 syllables

14,896 words with 3 syllables

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Every word on this list has exactly 3 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 3 syllables

abandon a-ban-don
abide a-bi-de
abolish a-bo-lish
absolve ab-sol-ve
accede ac-ce-de
accuse ac-cu-se
achieve a-chie-ve
acknowledge acknow-led-ge
acquire ac-qui-re
actuate ac-tua-te
adhere ad-he-re
admire ad-mi-re
advance ad-van-ce
advise ad-vi-se
aftereye af-te-reye
aggravate aggra-va-te
aggregate aggre-ga-te
amaze a-ma-ze
amuse a-mu-se
anagram a-na-gram
announce an-noun-ce
appeal ap-pe-al
apportion ap-por-tion
appreciate appre-cia-te
arise a-ri-se
arouse a-rou-se
arrange ar-ra-nge
arrive ar-ri-ve
ascertain a-scer-tain
aspire a-spi-re
assume as-su-me
assure as-su-re
attribute attri-bu-te
awake a-wa-ke
awaken a-wa-ken
babysit ba-by-sit
balance ba-lan-ce
ballyhoo bal-ly-hoo
become be-co-me
behave be-ha-ve

believe be-lie-ve
benefit be-ne-fit
betake be-ta-ke
bewake be-wa-ke
beware be-wa-re
bottle-feed bottle-fe-ed
breast-feed breast-fe-ed
buffalo buf-fa-lo
cable-cast c-able-cast
capture cap-tu-re
censure cen-su-re
certify cer-ti-fy
challenge chal-le-nge
circumvent cir-cum-vent
clarify cla-ri-fy
classify clas-si-fy
closure clo-su-re
collapse col-lap-se
collate col-la-te
collide col-li-de
combine com-bi-ne
come in co-me in
commence com-men-ce
commission com-mis-sion
commute com-mu-te
compare com-pa-re
compete com-pe-te
compile com-pi-le
complicate compli-ca-te
compose com-po-se
compromise compro-mi-se
conceal con-ce-al
concede con-ce-de
conceive con-cei-ve
concentrate con-centra-te
condense con-den-se
condone con-do-ne
confine con-fi-ne
confuse con-fu-se
conjure con-ju-re
conquer con-qu-er
conserve con-ser-ve
consider con-sid-er
constitute consti-tu-te
consume con-su-me
contango con-ta-ngo
contemplate con-templa-te
continue con-ti-nue
contravene contra-ve-ne
contribute contri-bu-te
convene con-ve-ne
converse con-ver-se
convince con-vin-ce
cony-catch co-ny-catch
correspond cor-re-spond
counteract coun-te-ract
counterbid coun-ter-bid
countersink coun-ter-sink
cross-breed cross-bre-ed
damage da-ma-ge
de-freeze de-free-ze
debate de-ba-te
deceive de-cei-ve
decide de-ci-de
decipher de-ciph-er
declare de-cla-re
decline de-cli-ne
decouple de-cou-ple
decrease de-crea-se
deep-freeze deep-free-ze
define de-fi-ne
defuse de-fu-se
degrade de-gra-de
delete de-le-te
deliver de-liv-er
demolish de-mo-lish
demonstrate de-monstra-te
denote de-no-te
denounce de-noun-ce
deplete de-ple-te
deposit de-po-sit
deprive de-pri-ve
deprogram de-pro-gram
derive de-ri-ve
deserve de-ser-ve
desire de-si-re
develop de-ve-lop
deviate de-via-te
devise de-vi-se
devolve de-vol-ve
devote de-vo-te
diffuse dif-fu-se
dilute di-lu-te
diminish di-mi-nish
disagree di-sa-gree
disallow di-sal-low
disappear di-sap-pear
disburse dis-bur-se
disconnect di-scon-nect
discover di-scov-er
disguise dis-gui-se
dislodge di-slod-ge
dispense di-spen-se
disperse di-sper-se
dispose di-spo-se
dispute di-spu-te
disregard dis-re-gard
dissolve dis-sol-ve
distance di-stan-ce
distinguish di-sti-nguish
distribute distri-bu-te
divide di-vi-de
divorce di-vor-ce
document do-cu-ment
donate do-na-te
double-check dou-ble-check
drip-feed drip-fe-ed
elicit e-li-cit
embargo em-bar-go
embarrass em-bar-rass
embellish em-bel-lish
embody em-bo-dy
emerge e-mer-ge
emphasise empha-si-se
emphasize empha-si-ze
empower em-pow-er
encompass en-com-pass
encounter en-count-er
endanger en-dang-er
endorse en-dor-se
endure en-du-re
enforce en-for-ce
engage e-nga-ge
engender e-ngend-er
enhalo en-ha-lo
enhance en-han-ce
enlarge en-lar-ge
enliven en-li-ven
enquire en-qui-re
ensure en-su-re
entertain en-ter-tain
entice en-ti-ce
entitle en-tit-le
envision en-vi-sion
erase e-ra-se
erode e-ro-de
escape e-sca-pe
establish e-sta-blish
evade e-va-de
evoke e-vo-ke
evolve e-vol-ve
exceed ex-ce-ed
excite ex-ci-te
excuse ex-cu-se
exemplify e-xempli-fy
exhibit ex-hi-bit
exile e-xi-le
expire ex-pi-re
expose ex-po-se
extinguish ex-ti-nguish
extricate extri-ca-te
feather-bed feath-er-bed
featherbed fea-therb-ed
feature fea-tu-re
figure fi-gu-re
finance fi-nan-ce
fine-draw fi-ne-draw
finedraw fi-ne-draw
forecast fo-re-cast
foredo fo-re-do
forego fo-re-go
forelie fo-re-lie
forerun fo-re-run
foresee fo-re-see
foreshow fo-re-show
forespeak fo-re-speak
foreteach fo-re-teach
foretell fo-re-tell
forethink fo-re-think
forgive for-gi-ve
forsake for-sa-ke
fortify for-ti-fy
fracture frac-tu-re
garantee ga-ran-tee
ghost-write ghost-wri-te
glorify glo-ri-fy
graduate gra-dua-te
guarantee gua-ran-tee
house-sit hou-se-sit
ignite ig-ni-te
ignore ig-no-re
illustrate il-lustra-te
immerse im-mer-se
impede im-pe-de
implicate impli-ca-te
impose im-po-se
incense in-cen-se
incite in-ci-te
induce in-du-ce
indulge in-dul-ge
infuse in-fu-se
inhale in-ha-le
inhibit in-hi-bit
injure in-ju-re
inquire in-qui-re
instigate insti-ga-te
institute insti-tu-te
insure in-su-re
interact in-te-ract
interbreed in-terbre-ed
interlock in-ter-lock
interrupt in-ter-rupt
intersect in-ter-sect
interview in-ter-view
introduce intro-du-ce
invite in-vi-te
invoice in-voi-ce
invoke in-vo-ke
involve in-vol-ve
joyride joy-ri-de
justify ju-sti-fy
king-hit k-ing-hit
korero ko-re-ro
lecture lec-tu-re
license li-cen-se
locate lo-ca-te
lollygag lol-ly-gag
magnify mag-ni-fy
manage ma-na-ge
mandate man-da-te
manifest ma-nif-est
mature ma-tu-re
measure mea-su-re
mediate me-dia-te
migrate mi-gra-te
misdeal mis-de-al
misfeed mis-fe-ed
misgive mis-gi-ve
misinfer mi-sinf-er
mistake mi-sta-ke
misunderstand mi-sun-derstand
misuse mi-su-se
modify mo-di-fy
monitor mo-ni-tor
multiply mul-tip-ly
negate ne-ga-te
not abort not a-bort
not absorb not ab-sorb
not abut not a-but
not accept not ac-cept
not access not ac-cess
not accomplish not ac-complish
not account not ac-count
not ache not a-che
not acquaint not ac-quaint
not adapt not a-dapt
not adjourn not ad-journ
not adjust not ad-just
not admit not ad-mit
not adopt not a-dopt

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Frequently asked questions

How many words with 3 syllables are there?

This dictionary holds 14,896 words with 3 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.