3-Syllable Words

Q: How many 3-syllable words exist?

Our dictionary lists 19,315 common 3-syllable English words. The total in the full language is higher.

Words with exactly three syllables when spoken.

A syllable is a "beat" in a spoken word — the part you can clap out. Below are 19,315 3-syllable words from our dictionary.

3-syllable words are useful for vocabulary building and middle-grade reading. Try clapping out each word as you read it — you should clap exactly 3 times.

4-Letter Words (1)

area

5-Letter Words (10)

abaci agony alibi aloha ameba amigo amino amity arena aroma

7-Letter Words (270)

abalone abandon abashed abashes abasing abating abdomen abetted abetter abettor abiding abjured abjures abolish aborted abraded abrades abusers abusing abusive abutted abysmal abysses acacias acanthi acceded accedes accused accuser accuses acerbic acetate acetone acolyte aconite acrider acrobat acronym acrylic actives actuary acutest adagios adamant adapted adapter adaptor addenda adduced adduces adenoid adeptly adhered adheres adipose adjured adjures admiral admired admirer admires adopted adoring adorned adrenal adulate advised adviser advises advisor aerated aerates aerator aerobic aerosol affably affixed affixes ageless agendas agitate agonies agonize aileron alarmed albinos albumen albumin alchemy alcohol alcoves alerted alertly alfalfa algebra aliased aliases alibied aliened aligned alining alkalis alleged alleges allegro allergy allover allowed alluded alludes allured allures alluvia almanac alpacas already altered alumnae alumnus amalgam amassed amasses amateur amazing amazons amended amiably ammeter ammonia amnesia amnesty amoebae amoebas amoebic amorous amperes amplify ampules amputee amulets amusing anaemia anaemic anagram analogs analyst analyze anapest anarchy anchovy andiron anemone angelic angered angoras angrily angular animals animate animism animist aniseed annexed annexes annuity annular anodyne anoraks another antacid antenna antigen antique antiwar antonym anxiety anymore anytime aphasia aphasic aphelia aplenty apogees apparel apricot apropos aquaria aquatic aquavit aquifer arbiter arbutus arcades archery argyles arising armadas armored armorer arousal

8-Letter Words (418)

abandons abashing abattoir abbesses abdicate abdomens abducted abductee abductor aberrant abetters abetting abettors abhorred abjectly abjuring ablative ablution abnegate abnormal aborting abortion abortive abounded abrading abrasion abrasive abridged abridges abrogate abrupter abruptly abscissa absences absented absentee absently absolute absolved absolves absorbed absurder absurdly abundant abutment abutting acanthus acceding accented accepted accessed accesses accident accolade accorded accosted accredit accurate accursed accusers accusing accustom achieved achiever achieves acoustic acquired acquires acreages acridest acrobats acronyms acrostic acrylics actinium activate activism activist actually actuated actuates actuator adapters adapting adaptive adaptors addendum addicted addition additive adducing adenoids adequate adherent adhering adhesion adhesive adjacent adjoined adjudged adjudges adjuring adjusted adjuster adjustor adjutant admirals admirers admiring admitted admonish adopting adoption adoptive adorable adorning adrenals adroitly advanced advances adverser adverted advisers advising advisors advocate aerating aeration aerators aerobics aerosols affected affirmed affixing afforded afforest aflutter agencies aglitter agnostic agrarian ailerons airfares airiness airliner airlines airwaves alarming alarmist albacore alcohols alderman aldermen alerting alfresco algebras aliasing alibiing alienate aliening alighted aligning alkalies alkaline alkaloid alleging allegros alleluia allergen allergic alleyway allocate allotted allowing alluding alluring allusion allusive alluvial alluvium almanacs almighty alphabet altering altitude amalgams amaranth amassing amateurs ambition ambrosia ambushed ambushes amenable amending amethyst amicable ammeters amnesiac amortize

9-Letter Words (400)

abattoirs abductees abducting abduction abductors abhorrent abhorring ablutions abortions abounding abrasions abridging abruptest abscessed abscesses abscissae abscissas absconded absentees absenting absolving absorbent absorbing abstained abstainer abstinent absurdest abundance abutments accenting accepting accessing accession accidents acclaimed acclimate according accordion accosting accounted accredits accretion accustoms achievers achieving acoustics acquiring acquittal acquitted acrostics activists actresses actualize actuarial actuaries actuating actuators adaptable addendums addicting addiction addictive additions addressed addressee addresses adeptness adherence adherents adjective adjoining adjourned adjudging adjusters adjusting adjustors adjutants admirable admission admitting admixture adoptions adornment adulthood adumbrate advancing advantage adventure adverbial adversest adverting advertise advisable aerialist aerospace aesthetes aesthetic affecting affection affiliate affirming afflicted affording afforests affronted aftercare afterglow afterlife aftermath afternoon afterward afterword aggravate aggregate aggressor aggrieved aggrieves agnostics agrarians agreeably agreement aimlessly airlifted airliners airmailed airplanes airworthy alarmists albatross alchemist alertness algebraic algorithm alienable alighting alignment alkaloids alleluias allergens allergies allergist alleviate alleyways alliances allotment allotting allowable allowance allusions alluviums alongside aloofness alphabets alterable alternate amaranths ambergris ambiances ambiences ambiguous ambitions ambitious ambulance ambushing amendable amendment amethysts amidships amnesiacs amnestied amnesties amorphous amounting ampersand amphibian amplified amplifier amplifies amplitude anarchism anarchist ancestors ancestral anchorage anchoring anchorite anchorman anchormen anchovies ancienter aneurisms aneurysms angleworm anguished anguishes annealing announced announcer announces annuities

10-Letter Words (225)

abbreviate abductions abhorrence abridgment abruptness abscessing absconding absorbents absorption abstainers abstaining abstemious abstention abstinence abstracted abstractly accentuate acceptable acceptance accessible accessions acclaiming accomplice accomplish accordance accordions accountant accounting accretions achievable acquainted acquiesced acquiesces acquirable acquittals acquitting actionable addictions addressees addressing adjourning adjustable adjustment admissible admissions admittance adornments adroitness adverbials aerialists aesthetics affections afflicting affliction affluently affordable affronting afterbirth afterglows aftermaths afternoons aftershave aftershock aftertaste afterwards afterwords aggrandize aggression aggressive aggressors aggrieving agreements airbrushed airbrushes airdropped airlifting airmailing alchemists algorithms alignments allegiance allergists allotments altruistic amendments amnestying ampersands amphibians amphibious amplifiers amplifying anarchists ancestress ancestries ancientest angiosperm angleworms anguishing announcers announcing annoyances annoyingly annulments anointment answerable anthracite anthropoid antifreeze apartments apostrophe appearance appellants appertains applauding applesauce appliances applicable applicants appointees appointing appointive apportions appraisals appraisers appraising appreciate apprehends apprentice approached approaches archangels archbishop archdeacon architects archivists arraigning arrowheads artfulness arthritics arthropods ascendants ascendents ascensions ascertains ascribable ascription aspersions asphalting asphyxiate assailable assailants assaulting assemblage assemblers assemblies assembling assertions assessment assignable assignment assistance assistants assortment assumption asthmatics astounding astringent astronauts atmosphere atrophying attachment attainable attainment attempting attendance attendants attentions attracting attraction attractive auctioneer auctioning audiophile augmenting auspicious authorship autographs autoimmune autopsying awkwardest ayatollahs bacchanals backbiters backbiting backbitten backdating backfiring backgammon backhanded backlashes

12-Letter Words (19)

abstractions abstractness acquaintance acquiescence adjournments afterthought amphitheatre anchorpeople antiaircraft appointments approachable arraignments backbreaking backslappers backstabbing backstopping backstroking backtracking backwardness

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Common Questions

How do I count syllables?

Clap once for each beat or "chunk" in the word. For example, butterfly = but-ter-fly (3 claps). Cat = cat (1 clap).

Why are syllables important?

Counting syllables helps with reading, spelling, and poetry. Many poems use a fixed syllable count per line — haiku is a famous example (5-7-5).

How many 3-syllable words exist?

Our dictionary lists 19,315 common 3-syllable English words. The total in the full language is higher.