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title: "How Many Syllables in Accepted? 3 — ak-SEHP-tihd | Speakeroo"
description: "Accepted has 3 syllables — ak-SEHP-tihd /æk.ˈsɛp.tɪd/. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the second syllable."
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# How many syllables in Accepted?

/æk.ˈsɛp.tɪd/

ak-SEHP-tihd

Accepted has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "sehp". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Accepted syllables

Accepted has 3 syllables: ak-SEHP-tihd.

1. ak æk
2. SEHP sɛp
3. tihd tɪd

The -ed is a separate syllable: ak-SEP-tid.

The -ed ending is a separate syllable here, pronounced id, because the base word ends in a t or d sound.

## Sounds to watch

### Short i versus ee

The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.

### The a in cat

Open the jaw wider than for eh and spread the lips slightly. The a in cat is a distinct vowel, not eh or ah.

## Accepted in a sentence

- The offer was accepted the same day.
- She accepted the feedback without arguing.

Read either sentence into the recorder above. The check judges only the target word, so the rest of the sentence can be rough.

## What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

- Final -ed ending unclear Use the correct /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/ ending.
- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Final consonant devoiced Keep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confused Make /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How many syllables are in accepted?

3: ak-SEHP-tihd. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you pronounce accepted?

Accepted is pronounced /æk.ˈsɛp.tɪd/, or ak-SEHP-tihd in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "sehp".

### How do you use accepted in a sentence?

The offer was accepted the same day. She accepted the feedback without arguing.

### How is the ending of accepted pronounced?

The -ed ending is a separate syllable here, pronounced id, because the base word ends in a t or d sound.

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