How many syllables in Penitent?
penitent has 3 syllables
penitent has 3 syllables
pen-i-tent
feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
There are three syllables in penitent. The first syllable 'pen' has one vowel 'e' and one consonant 'p'. The second syllable 'i' is a vowel. The third syllable 'tent' has two vowels 'e' and 'a' and one consonant 't'.
After breaking the vase, she was penitent and apologized to her mother.
8 ( p, e, n, i, t, e, n, t )
5 ( p, e, n, i, t )
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Phonetic Transcription of Penitent
IPA (International): ˈpenɪtɪnt
ARA (American): ˈpɛnɪtɪnt
EPA (English): ˈpenɪtɪnt
PEH-NIH-TIH-NT