onehundredfifty
The word 'one-hundred-fifty' is divided into five syllables: one-hun-dred-fif-ty. Stress falls on 'dred' and 'ty'. It's a compound number formed from quantifying nouns with Old English origins. Syllabification follows VCC, VC, and compound word division rules.
Definitions
- 1
The number equivalent to 150.
“The book costs one-hundred-fifty pounds.”
“There were one-hundred-fifty people at the concert.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'hundred' and the second syllable of 'fifty'. The first syllable 'one' is unstressed.
Syllables
one — Open syllable, unstressed.. hun — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dred — Closed syllable, stressed.. fif — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ty — Closed syllable, stressed.
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Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC) Division
Syllable divided after the first consonant when two consonants follow a vowel (e.g., hun-dred).
Vowel-Consonant (VC) Division
Syllable divided after the vowel when followed by a consonant (e.g., one, fif, ty).
Compound Word Division
Division between constituent parts of compound words (e.g., one-hundred, hundred-fifty).
- Hyphenated structure reflects compound nature. 'Hundred' pronunciation can be reduced in rapid speech, but syllabification remains consistent.
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