How Many Syllables In Misidentification?

7syllables

Misidentification has 7 syllables, mis-i-den-ti-fi-ca-tion. It is a polysyllabic word.

misidentification

/ˌmɪs.aɪˌden.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌmɪs.aɪˌden.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US

Stress

The main stress falls on the sixth syllable, ca.

Syllable Structure

CVC/V/CVC/CV/CV/CV/CVC

Division By Sound

/mɪs.aɪ.den.tɪ.fɪ.keɪ.ʃən/

Division By Letters

mis-i-den-ti-fi-ca-tion

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of Misidentification

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

Syllable	Onset	Peak	Coda	Pattern	Type
1 secondary stress	m	ɪ	s	CVC	closed
2	–	aɪ	–	V	open
3 secondary stress	d	e	n	CVC	closed
4	t	ɪ	–	CV	open
5	f	ɪ	–	CV	open
6 primary stress	k	eɪ	–	CV	open
7	ʃ	ə	n	CVC	closed

Syllable 1 is stressed and has the short vowel /ɪ/, so it keeps a coda /s/.
Between syllables 2 and 3, /d/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Syllable 3 is stressed and has the short vowel /e/, so it keeps a coda /n/.
Between syllables 4 and 5, /f/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Between syllables 5 and 6, /k/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Between syllables 6 and 7, /ʃ/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.

How many syllables are in misidentification?

Misidentification has 7 syllables, mis-i-den-ti-fi-ca-tion. In British English it is transcribed /ˌmɪs.aɪˌden.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/.

Which syllable is stressed in misidentification?

The sixth syllable, ca, carries the main stress.

What is the syllable structure of misidentification?

Misidentification has the structure CVC/V/CVC/CV/CV/CV/CVC, where C is a consonant sound and V is a vowel sound.

How do you divide misidentification into syllables?

By sound, mɪs.aɪ.den.tɪ.fɪ.keɪ.ʃən. By letters, as a spelling guide, mis-i-den-ti-fi-ca-tion.