How Many Syllables Are in Colleen

The word Colleen has three syllables: colleen.
Syllable division helps in understanding the word's structure, improving both pronunciation and spelling.
This technique is especially useful for students and language learners who are mastering English phonetics.

Definition of Colleen

a girl or young woman

How should Colleen divide into syllables

There are two syllables in 'colleen.' The first syllable has a consonant 'c' and a vowel 'o.' The second syllable has a consonant 'l' and two vowels 'e' and 'e.'

Part of Speech - Colleen

The colleen was dancing at the St. Patrick's Day parade.

Sentences with Colleen

• The colleen picked flowers in the meadow.
• The young colleen loved to play with her dolls.
• The colleen wore a green dress to the party.
• The little colleen skipped down the street.
• The Irish colleen danced a jig.
• The colleen giggled with her friends.
• The pretty colleen had curly hair.
• The shy colleen smiled at the boy.
• The colleen sat under a tree and read a book.
• The colleen helped her mother bake cookies.

Quotes with Colleen

• 'Tis the luck of the Irish to have a colleen like you.
• The sweetest flower in Ireland is the colleen's smile.
• The music of the fiddle and the colleen's laughter filled the room.
• The colleen's eyes shone like emeralds in the sun.
• The colleen danced with grace and beauty.

Number of characters in Colleen

7 ( c, o, l, l, e, e, n )

Unique letters in Colleen

5 ( c, o, l, e, n )

Colleen Backwards

neelloc

How to Pronounce Colleen

IPA (International): ˌkɑ:ˈli:n

ARA (American): ˌkɑˈlin

EPA (English): ˌkɑ:ˈli:n

KAA-LIY-N