How many syllables in Deftly?
deftly has 2 syllables
deftly has 2 syllables
deft-ly
skillfully; dexterously
The word 'deftly' has 2 syllables. The first syllable is 'deft' which has a consonant 'd' followed by a vowel 'e' and a consonant 'f'. The second syllable is 'ly' which has the consonant 'l' followed by the vowel 'y'.
He played the piano deftly.
6 ( d, e, f, t, l, y )
6 ( d, e, f, t, l, y )
yltfed
Phonetic Transcription of Deftly
IPA (International): ˈdeftli:
ARA (American): ˈdɛftli
EPA (English): ˈdeftli:
DEH-FTLIY