defects

How many syllables in defects?

  2 syllables

How to say defects:

Cite This Source

Bibliography Citations
MLA   |    APA   |   Chicago Manual Style
"defects." HowManySyllables.com. How Many Syllables, n.d. Web. 15 November 2026.

Learn a New Word

Syllable Quiz
Can you divide
vacuum into syllables?
What rhymes with defects

1 syllable
  • sect's
  • sects
2 syllables
  • affects
  • connects
  • deflects
  • directs
  • effects
  • elects
  • expects
  • injects
  • neglects
  • projects
  • reflects
  • respects
  • subjects
  • collects
  • corrects
  • detects
  • dissects
  • ejects
  • erects
  • infects
  • inspects
  • objects
  • protects
  • rejects
  • selects
  • suspects
3 syllables
Let Teachers Teach™ Contest
One $250 prize is awarded
to one teacher, every month,
to help teachers teach their students.
Fun Fact
The word “happy” is used
three-times more than “sad.”
Grammar
When do you use
single quotes ( ' ' )
Do You Know
the difference between
Whether and Weather?

Parents, Teachers, StudentsDo you have a grammar question?
Need help finding a syllable count?
Want to say thank you?