How Many Syllables In Reconciliation?

6syllables

Reconciliation has 6 syllables, rec-on-cil-i-a-tion. It is a polysyllabic word.

reconciliation

/ˌrek.ən.sɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌrek.ən.sɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ US

Stress

The main stress falls on the fifth syllable, a.

Syllable Structure

CVC/VC/CVC/V/V/CVC

Division By Sound

/rek.ən.sɪl.i.eɪ.ʃən/

Division By Letters

rec-on-cil-i-a-tion

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of Reconciliation

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

Syllable	Onset	Peak	Coda	Pattern	Type
1 secondary stress	r	e	k	CVC	closed
2	–	ə	n	VC	closed
3	s	ɪ	l	CVC	closed
4	–	i	–	V	open
5 primary stress	–	eɪ	–	V	open
6	ʃ	ə	n	CVC	closed

Syllable 1 is stressed and has the short vowel /e/, so it keeps a coda /k/.
Between syllables 2 and 3, /s/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Syllable 3 ends in /l/ because the next syllable cannot take it as an onset here.
Two vowels meet between syllables 4 and 5, so syllable 5 has no onset.
Between syllables 5 and 6, /ʃ/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.

How many syllables are in reconciliation?

Reconciliation has 6 syllables, rec-on-cil-i-a-tion. In British English it is transcribed /ˌrek.ən.sɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/.

Which syllable is stressed in reconciliation?

The fifth syllable, a, carries the main stress.

What is the syllable structure of reconciliation?

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

How do you divide reconciliation into syllables?

By sound, rek.ən.sɪl.i.eɪ.ʃən. By letters, as a spelling guide, rec-on-cil-i-a-tion.