How Many Syllables In Unjustifiable?

6syllables

Unjustifiable has 6 syllables, un-jus-ti-fi-a-ble. It is a polysyllabic word.

unjustifiable

/ˌʌn.dʒʌs.tɪˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/ UK /ˌʌn.dʒʌs.təˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/ US

Unjustifiable can also be said with 5 syllables (UK /ˌʌn.dʒʌs.tɪˈfaɪə.bəl/).

Stress

The main stress falls on the fourth syllable, fi.

Syllable Structure

VC/CVC/CV/CV/V/CVC

Division By Sound

/ʌn.dʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl/

Division By Letters

un-jus-ti-fi-a-ble

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of Unjustifiable

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

Syllable	Onset	Peak	Coda	Pattern	Type
1 secondary stress	–	ʌ	n	VC	closed
2	dʒ	ʌ	s	CVC	closed
3	t	ɪ	–	CV	open
4 primary stress	f	aɪ	–	CV	open
5	–	ə	–	V	open
6	b	ə	l	CVC	closed

Syllable 1 is stressed and has the short vowel /ʌ/, so it keeps a coda /n/.
Between syllables 2 and 3, /t/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Between syllables 3 and 4, /f/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.
Two vowels meet between syllables 4 and 5, so syllable 5 has no onset.
Between syllables 5 and 6, /b/ goes to the right, following the Maximal Onsets Principle.

Form	UK	US	Syllables
Main	/ˌʌn.dʒʌs.tɪˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/	/ˌʌn.dʒʌs.təˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/	6
Also	/ˌʌn.dʒʌs.tɪˈfaɪə.bəl/		5

How many syllables are in unjustifiable?

Unjustifiable has 6 syllables, un-jus-ti-fi-a-ble. In British English it is transcribed /ˌʌn.dʒʌs.tɪˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/.

Which syllable is stressed in unjustifiable?

The fourth syllable, fi, carries the main stress.

What is the syllable structure of unjustifiable?

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

How do you divide unjustifiable into syllables?

By sound, ʌn.dʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl. By letters, as a spelling guide, un-jus-ti-fi-a-ble.