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How Many Syllables In Breast?

1syllable

Breast has 1 syllable. It is a monosyllabic word.

breast

/brest/ UK   /brest/ US

Stress

A one syllable word is stressed on that syllable when it is said on its own.

Syllable Structure

CCVCC

More CCVCC words

Division By Sound

/brest/

Division By Letters

breast

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of Breast

SORPCCbCrVeCsCt

S syllable, O onset, R rime, P peak, C coda, Ø no coda.

Parts Of Each Syllable

SyllableOnsetPeakCodaPatternType
1brestCCVCCclosed
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Questions Students Ask

How many syllables are in breast?
Breast has 1 syllable. In British English it is transcribed /brest/.
What is the syllable structure of breast?
Breast has the structure CCVCC, where C is a consonant sound and V is a vowel sound.

Other Words With One Syllable

Words With The Same Structure, CCVCC

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