Syllables    Rhymes    Quiz

self-defense

How many syllables in self-defense?

  3 syllables

Divide self-defense into syllables:   self-de-fense
Primary syllable stress:   self-de-fense
Secondary syllable stress:   self-de-fense
How to say self-defense:

Cite This Source

Bibliography Citations
MLA   |    APA   |   Chicago Manual Style
"self-defense." HowManySyllables.com. How Many Syllables, n.d. Web. 29 December 2025.

Learn a New Word

Wondering why self-defense is 3 syllables?   Contact Us!   We'll explain.

Syllable Rules

1.  What is a syllable?
2.  How to count syllables.
3.  How to divide into syllables.

More Grammar
Trending Words
Grammar Quiz
Which should you use
its or it's?
Take the Grammar Quiz

Syllables    Rhymes    Quiz

What rhymes with self-defense

3 syllables
Teachers
What can $250 do for your classroom?

One prize is awarded to
one teacher, every month.
$Read the contest rules and apply
Fun Fact
Typewriter is written using
only the top row of a keyboard.
!Get more facts
Grammar
When to use an
exclamation point (!)
?Learn Here
Do You Know
the difference between
Affect and Effect?
Learn Here

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

Contact Us!