5-Syllable Words
Words with exactly five syllables when spoken.
A syllable is a "beat" in a spoken word — the part you can clap out. Below are 1,586 5-syllable words from our dictionary.
5-syllable words are useful for advanced vocabulary and academic writing. Try clapping out each word as you read it — you should clap exactly 5 times.
9-Letter Words (18)
10-Letter Words (177)
abominablyabominatedabominatesaboriginalaboriginesabrasivelyabsolutelyacademicalaccuratelyaccusatoryadequatelyadmonitoryaffabilityaficionadoalimentaryalkalinityallusivelyambulatoryamiabilityanalyticalanatomicalanemometerangularityanimatedlyapoliticalapologeticapologizedapologizesapothecaryappositelyatypicallyaudibilitycapabilitycohesivelycoloraturadecisivelydefamatorydefinitelydegeneracydehumidifydelicatelydepilatorydepositoryderisivelyderogatorydesideratadesolatelydisabilitydivisivelydurabilityecologicaleconomicaleconomizedeconomizesecumenicaleffeminacyeffusivelyejaculatedejaculateselaboratedelaborateselasticityelementaryeliminatedeliminateselucidatedelucidatesentomologyenumeratedenumeratesepiscopacyepistolaryepitomizedepitomizesequabilityequanimityeradicatederadicateseroticallyevaporatedevaporatesexecutivesexoneratedexoneratesexoticallyexpositoryfemininitygeneralitygenerositygynecologyhematologyhereditaryheterodoxyillegalityilliteracyimaginablyimbecilityimmaturelyimmaturityimmobilityimmoralityimmunologyimpolitelyinaccuracyinactivityinadequacyinamoratasincapacityincisivelyincivilityindelicacyinequalityinevitablyinexorablyinfelicityinfidelityinfinitelyinhumanelyinhumanityinimicallyinimitablyinoculatedinoculatesinsecurelyinsecurityinsularityintimatelyinvalidityironicallyitalicizeditalicizesjocularitylaboratorylegibilitylegitimacyliberalitylivabilityluminositymelanomatamilitarilymineralogymoderatelymonetarilymusicologymutabilitynegativelynegativitynumerologyobduratelyobligatoryoperativesoratoricalordinarilyoriginallyoriginatedoriginatesoriginatoroxygenatedoxygenatespopularitypositivelyregularityregulatoryrelativelyrelativityrepositoryresolutelyseparatelysimilaritysolidaritysolubilitytenabilitytiresomelytoxicologyultimatelyuneconomicuneducated
11-Letter Words (480)
abnormalityabominatingabominationaboriginalsabracadabraabusivenessacademicianacceleratedacceleratesacceleratoraccumulatedaccumulatesaccumulatoraccusativesadjudicatedadjudicatesadjudicatoradulteratedadulteratesaerodynamicaficionadosagonizinglyallegoricalalternatelyamalgamatedamalgamatesamaryllisesamelioratedamelioratesanalogouslyanemometersangelicallyanimositiesannihilatedannihilatesannihilatoranniversaryanonymouslyantagonizedantagonizesanticipatedanticipatesantislaveryapocalypsesapocalypticapologizingapparatusesappositivesaquamarinesarbitrarilyarchipelagoaristocracyarticulatedarticulatesasininitiesassertivelyasseveratedasseveratesassimilatedassimilatesattentivelyautomobiledautomobilesbellicositybeneficiarybilaterallybisexualitycamaraderiecamerawomancamerawomencaparisonedcapitalizedcapitalizescapitulatedcapitulatescarcinomatacaricaturedcaricaturescategoricalcategorizedcategorizescatholicitycelebratorycircularitycirculatorycolonoscopycoloraturasconfederacycoronaviruscosignatorycosmetologycredibilitycriminologyculpabilitycustomarilydebilitateddebilitatesdecapitateddecapitatesdecelerateddeceleratesdeceptivelydeclamatorydecolonizeddecolonizesdefensivelydegenerateddegeneratesdehumanizeddehumanizesdeleverageddeleveragesdeliberateddeliberatesdeliminatordemagoguerydemobilizeddemobilizesdemoralizeddemoralizesdeniabilitydenominateddenominatesdenominatordepopulateddepopulatesdeprecatoryderegulatedderegulatesderivativesdermatologydesalinateddesalinatesdesideratumdesperatelydilapidateddiminutivesdissolutelydocumentarydomesticitydynamicallyeconometriceconomizingedificationeditoriallyeducationaleffectivelyegalitarianegotisticalejaculatingejaculationelaboratingelaborationelectorateselectricityelectronicaeliminatingeliminationelucidatingelucidationelusivenessemancipatedemancipatesemancipatoremasculatedemasculatesemotionallyempiricallyenumeratingenumerationepidermisesepitomizingequilateralequivocallyequivocatedequivocateseradicatingeradicationerraticallyeschatologyesophagusesetymologiesetymologistevangelicalevangelizedevangelizesevaporatingevaporationevasivenesseventualityevisceratedevisceratesexacerbatedexacerbatesexaggeratedexaggeratesexaminationexasperatedexasperatesexcessively
12-Letter Words (825)
abolitionistabominationsabrasivenessacademiciansacceleratingaccelerationacceleratorsaccidentallyacclimatizedacclimatizesaccommodatedaccommodatesaccumulatingaccumulationaccumulativeaccumulatorsaccuratenessacousticallyadditionallyadjectivallyadjudicatingadjudicationadjudicatorsadministeredadolescencesadulteratingadulterationadulteressesaerodynamicsaeronauticalaffirmativesagglomeratedagglomeratesagglutinatedagglutinatesaggressivelyagribusinessagriculturalalliterationalliterativealphabeticalalphabetizedalphabetizesalphanumericalternativesamalgamatingamalgamationambivalentlyambulatoriesamelioratingameliorationamortizationamphetaminesanarchicallyanesthetizedanesthetizesangularitiesannihilatingannihilationannihilatorsantagonisticantagonizingantediluviananthologizedanthologizesanthropologyanticipatinganticipationanticlimaxesanticyclonesantipatheticantitheticalapothecariesappendectomyappendicitisappetizinglyappositenessapproximatedapproximatesarchetypicalarchipelagosaristocraticarithmeticalarticulatingarticulationartificiallyartisticallyassassinatedassassinatesasseveratingassimilatingassimilationastrologicalastronomicalasymmetricalathleticallyattitudinizeattractivelyattributivesauthenticityautomobilingautonomouslyavariciouslybacteriologybarbituratesbelligerencybeneficentlybeneficiallybenevolencesbenevolentlybiodiversitybiologicallycabinetmakercannibalizedcannibalizescanonizationcantileveredcapabilitiescaparisoningcapitalisticcapitalizingcapitulatingcapitulationcarcinogeniccaricaturingcaricaturistcategorizingceremoniallycertificatedcertificateschemotherapycircularizedcircularizescivilizationcodependencycodificationcohabitationcohesivenesscollaboratedcollaboratescollaboratorcollectivelycolonizationcommemoratedcommemoratescommiseratedcommiseratescommunicatedcommunicatescommunicatorcomparativescompensatorycompulsivelycompulsorilycomputerizedcomputerizesconcatenatedconcatenatesconciliatoryconclusivelycondemnatoryconductivityconfederatedconfederatesconfirmatorycongenialitycongenitallyconnectivityconservatoryconsiderableconsiderablyconsolidatedconsolidatesconstabularycontaminatedcontaminatescontemporarycontributoryconvivialityconvulsivelycooperativescorrelativescorroboratedcorroboratescosmeticallycosmologicalcosmopolitandebilitatingdebilitationdecapitatingdecapitationdeceleratingdecelerationdecisivenessdecolonizingdefinitenessdegeneratingdegenerationdegenerativedehumanizing
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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 5-syllable words exist?
Our dictionary lists 1,586 common 5-syllable English words. The total in the full language is higher.