Syllable counter
Paste a stanza or type line by line. See totals and per-word beats from the same pronunciation engine that powers the lyriic editor.
17syllables3 lines
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Line readout
- 5
An old silent pond
an1old1silent2pond1
- 7
A frog jumps into the pond
a1frog1jumps1into2the1pond1
- 5
Splash! Silence again
splash1silence2again2
Each line shows a syllable total, with a per-word breakdown so you can spot where a beat runs short or long. Try the haiku, iambic, or lyric samples to get a feel for the readout.
Counts prefer the primary pronunciation from a fused US dictionary (Misaki, CMUdict, WikiPron). Hyphenated compounds are split and summed; words missing from the dictionary fall back to a spelling heuristic (shown in a warmer tint).
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Common questions
- Is this syllable counter free?
- Yes. The tool runs in your browser on lyriic.com with no account and no upload of your text to a server for counting.
- How accurate are the counts?
- Most English words use primary pronunciations from the bundled dictionary. Ambiguous poetic words can be overridden in the full lyriic editor under Settings → Syllable overrides.
- Can I use it for song lyrics?
- Yes. Per-line totals help match syllable counts to a melody or flow, whether you are writing verse, chorus, or spoken word.