The English language has an incredible amount of diversity in its words. Some words have one syllable, and some words have more than fifteen. This article will showcase 3 syllable words. Words with three syllables allow for higher degrees of complexity than words with one or two syllables.
What Are Some Good 3 Syllable Words?
There are plenty of great 3 syllable words to choose from in the English language. If a word has three syllables it means they have three vowel sounds, which allows them to develop a higher amount of complexity. Some great three syllable words are “Oranges”, “Chocolate”, “Banana”, “Africa” and “Develop”.
Here is a list that contains even more good 3 syllable words to choose from:
- Oranges
- Chocolate
- Banana
- Africa
- Develop
- Cutlery
- Piano
- Eleven
- Favorite
- Memories
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Shortest 3 Syllable Words
Though they are of naturally higher complexity than one syllable and two syllable words, 3 syllable words can still be relatively short if the syllables themselves are short enough. The shortest three syllable word will probably not be as short as the shortest 1 syllable word, but will be short nonetheless.
Here are some particularly short 3 syllable words for you to learn and browse through:
- Idea
- Area
- India
- Canada
- Media
- Family
- Energy
- Memory
Longest 3 Syllables Words
The fact that three syllable words, whether they are 3 syllable nouns or 3 syllable adjectives, have three vowel sounds means that they can in fact be longer than other words with less syllables. Many words will look particularly complex, only for you to discover they only have three syllables.
Here are some of the longest three syllable words in the English language:
- Fireboard
- Celebrate
- Adventure
- Important
- Consonant
- Dangerous
3 Syllable Words For Kindergarten
Learning how to speak, read and write are some of the most important moments for a child’s development. When a kid can accurately identify and read words with three syllables, it means that their English has developed. There are plenty of easy 3 syllable words that a kid could learn.
Here are some 3 syllable words for kids that they could review and learn from:
- Bicycle
- Syllable
- History
- Holiday
- Potato
- Musical
3 Syllable Words About Nature
The natural world is difficult to categorize without getting into some relatively complex and profound language. This is why there are a lot of 3 syllable words that are used in nature, whether it’s 3 syllable words about animals, 3 syllable words about summer or 3 syllable words about winter.
Here are some 3 syllable words that, in some way, have to do with the natural world:
- Elephant
- Tomato
- Oxygen
- Strawberry
- Anteater
- Buffalo
- Octopus
- Tropical
- Crocodile
- Dinosaur
3 Syllable Words To Describe Someone
When it comes to ways to describe someone using an adjective, utilizing 3 syllable words specifically allows for you to describe the person in deeper, more comprehensive ways. There are plenty of ways you can talk about people, whether it’s 3 syllable words about love or about other ways to describe people.
Here are some 3 syllable adjectives that you could describe people with:
- Withering
- Serious
- Imperfect
- Warrior
- Curious
- Genius
- Graduate
- Radical
3 Syllable Words Ending In “-ing”
There are plenty of 3 syllable words that talk about actions that are currently happening. And a lot of those 3 syllable words happen to end in “-ing”. Because they have three syllables, they can describe more complex actions than words with fewer syllables.
Here are some 3 syllable words that end in “ing”
- Weathering
- Amazing
- Bullying
- Worrying
- Packaging
- Provoking
- Thanksgiving
- Consuming
3 Syllable Sentences
With 3 syllables, you can start expressing more complex ideas. This applies to 3 syllable words, of course, but it also applies to forming sentences that only contain 3 syllables total. Comparing them to sentences with 2 syllables and 1 syllable, 3 syllables are easier to work with.
Here are just some examples of sentences that contain 3 syllables only:
- I kept watch.
- He came back.
- We were great.
- It’s not bad.
- You should go.
Complete List Of 3 Syllable Words
Here are all of the 3 syllable words that this article talks about, for you to browse through and discover new words:
- Oranges
- Chocolate
- Banana
- Africa
- Develop
- Cutlery
- Piano
- Eleven
- Favorite
- Memories
- Idea
- Area
- India
- Canada
- Media
- Family
- Energy
- Memory
- Fireboard
- Celebrate
- Adventure
- Important
- Consonant
- Dangerous
- Bicycle
- Syllable
- History
- Holiday
- Potato
- Musical
- Elephant
- Tomato
- Oxygen
- Strawberry
- Anteater
- Buffalo
- Octopus
- Tropical
- Crocodile
- Dinosaur
- Withering
- Serious
- Imperfect
- Warrior
- Curious
- Genius
- Graduate
- Radical
- Weathering
- Amazing
- Bullying
- Worrying
- Packaging
- Provoking
- Thanksgiving
- Consuming
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Martin holds a Master’s degree in Finance and International Business. He has six years of experience in professional communication with clients, executives, and colleagues. Furthermore, he has teaching experience from Aarhus University. Martin has been featured as an expert in communication and teaching on Forbes and Shopify. Read more about Martin here.
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Word | Length | Consonants | Vowels | Syllables | Origin | Favourite |
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Fireboard | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
Orange | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Middle English | |
Family | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Latin | |
Chocolate | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Nahuatl | |
Banana | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Wolof | |
Assonant | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||
Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Latin | |
Happiness | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
Piano | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Italian | |
Eleven | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Middle English | |
Animal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Middle English | |
Wednesday | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Middle English | |
Seventy | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
Melissa | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ancient Greek | |
Chipotle | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Spanish | |
Celebrate | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Latin | |
Jessica | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
Potato | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Taino | |
Business | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Middle English | |
Favorite | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Old French | |
Elephant | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Middle English | |
Erica | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
Adventure | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Middle English | |
Energy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Middle French | |
History | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Middle English | |
Georgia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Middle Persian | |
Important | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Middle French | |
Amazing | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
Consonant | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Old French | |
Rihanna | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
India | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Latin | |
Feminine | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Old French | |
Ninety | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
Dangerous | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Middle English | |
Masculine | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Old French | |
Forever | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
Indian | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Anglo Norman | |
Holiday | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Middle English | |
Syllable | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Latin | |
Abdicate | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Latin | |
Madison | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
Canada | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Laurentian | |
Jupiter | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Latin | |
Envelope | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | French | |
Diamond | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Old French | |
Memory | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Anglo Norman | |
Together | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Middle English | |
Media | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Late Latin | |
Adrian | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Latin | |
Something | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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Words With Three Syllables
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SIX LETTERS HAVING THREE SYLLABLES | ||
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in—ter—val | mu—ti—ny | he—ro—ic |
i—ci—cle | ma—gi—cal | e—ner—gy |
lux—u—ry | re—me—dy | In—di—an |
o—ra—tion | le—ga—cy | Af—ri—ca |
SEVEN LETTERS HAVING THREE SYLLABLES | ||
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co—lo—nel | gra—ti—fy | e—le—ment |
Si—be—ria | ex—ci—ted | a—no—ther |
ka—la—sam | cla—ri—ty | ar—ti—san |
cen—tu—ry | mil—li—on | gla—ci—er |
vi—si—tor | ca—pi—tal | pi—te—ous |
ea—ger—ly | po—pu—lar | i—ma—gine |
ti—ni—est | im—pe—tus | i—mag—ery |
mol—li—fy | eu—pho—ny | cre—at—or |
EIGHT LETTERS HAVING THREE SYLLABLES | ||
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in—ter—val | as—sem—bly | cru—sad—er |
per—son—al | vo—ta—ries | be—lieve |
ma—jes—tic | op—po—site | ver—bi—age |
de—ri—sion | he—ri—tage | dra—ma—tic |
a—deq—uate | ad—vo—cate | sanc—ti—ty |
e—min—ence | di—lem—ma | ul—ti—mate |
pro—per—ly | en—gi—neer | in—ter—nal |
im—pri—son | re—li—gion | left—o—ver |
re—si—dent | sur—vi—val | ex—er—cise |
at—ti—tude | de—fi—nite | o—ver—head |
al—ley—way | re—cent—ly | to—mor—row |
do—mes—tic | em—ploy—er | po—li—cies |
ex—ten—ded | re—min—der | sea—so—nal |
ear—li—est | e—vi—dence | Nil—tergi—ris |
ser—er—ral | com—mon—ly | he—ri—tage |
de—di—cate | re—sem—ble | in—tri—cate |
treas—ur—y | op—u—lence | in—te—gral |
fan—ci—ful | mas—ter—ly | tow—er—ing |
car—na—tic | cul—tu—ral | ex—per—tise |
un—kind—ly | tri—um—virs | nu—me—rous |
ca—pri—ces | del—u—sive | em—bo—died |
in—tu—tive | cu—cum—ber | sanc—ti—fy |
ob—ser—ver | se—rene—ly | ar—gu—ment |
NINE LETTERS HAVING THREE SYLLABLES | ||
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for—bid—den | cur—el—ties | pos—tu—late |
un—der—nate | ab—sol—lute | pre—ser—ver |
des—troy—er | nar—rat—ive | wit—ti—cism |
dif—fer—ent | en—dea—vour | qua—li—ties |
a—ban—doned | for—got—ten | suf—fer—ing |