How many syllables in Hapless?
hapless has 2 syllables
hapless has 2 syllables
hap-less
Hapless means unfortunate or unlucky.
The word 'hapless' has 2 syllables. The first syllable is 'hap' and the second syllable is 'less'. The first syllable 'hap' has one vowel (a) and one consonant (h), while the second syllable 'less' has one vowel (e) and three consonants (l, s, s).
He was a hapless victim of the prank.
7 ( h, a, p, l, e, s, s )
6 ( h, a, p, l, e, s )
sselpah
Phonetic Transcription of Hapless
IPA (International): ˈhæplʌs
ARA (American): ˈhæplʌs
EPA (English): ˈhæplʌs
HHAE-PLAH-S