Is “The” One Syllable or Two?

  • The is one syllable:
  • Why is the 1 syllable?
    • A syllable is the sound of a vowel that is created when pronouncing an A, E, I, O, U, or Y.
      • read the full definition of a syllable: here
    • Since "the" has only one vowel, it is only one syllable.

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The word “happy” is used
three-times more than “sad.”
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