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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| absorption | x/x  | Noun  | 
| abuse | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| access | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| accustomed | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| action | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| activity | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| addiction | x/x  | Noun  | 
| address | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| administration | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| adopt | x/  | Verb  | 
| adoption | x/x  | Noun  | 
| advantage | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| affix | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| aid | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| allocate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| always | /x  | Adverb  | 
| annual | /xx  | Adjective, Name  | 
| appeal | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| applicability | xxx/xx  | Noun  | 
| application | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| applied | x/  | Adjective  | 
| apprentices | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| appropriate | x/xx  | Adjective, Verb  | 
| are | /  | Noun  | 
| assessed | x/  | Verb  | 
| assign | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| assignment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| assistance | x/x  | Noun  | 
| asylum | x/x  | Noun  | 
| attendance | x/x  | Noun  | 
| auto | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| avail | x/  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| availability | xxx/xx  | Noun  | 
| available | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| average | /xx  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| bandied | /x  | Verb  | 
| based | /  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| beneficiaries | xx/xxx  | Noun  | 
| benefit | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| bias | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb  | 
| blow | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| borrow | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| bring | /  | Verb  | 
| build | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| burning | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| business | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| call | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| capitalise | /xxx  | Verb  | 
| capitalize | /xxx  | Verb  | 
| capture | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| carry | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| cash | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| catechetical | /x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| choice | /  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| choose | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| circulation | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| claim | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| classic | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| classical | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| cleanliness | /xx  | Noun  | 
| coarse | /  | Adjective  | 
| college | /x  | Noun  | 
| combined | x/  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| combustion | x/x  | Noun  | 
| commercial | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| commit | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| commitment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| common | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| commonplace | /xx  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| complaint | x/  | Noun  | 
| complete | x/  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| con | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| concentrations | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| concern | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| consistent | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| conspicuous consumption | x/xxx/x  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| constant | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| constipated | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| consult | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| consultation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| consume | x/  | Verb  | 
| consumer | x/x  | Noun  | 
| consumerism | x/xxx  | Noun  | 
| consummation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| consumption | x/x  | Noun  | 
| content | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| continual | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| continued | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| continuous | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| conventional | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| convex | x/  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| core | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| correct | x/  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| current | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| custom | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| customary | /xxx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| cyclical | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| daily | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Name, Verb  | 
| dedicate | /xx  | Verb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| dedication | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| demand | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| deploy | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| design | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| destination | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| development | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| devote | x/  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| diarrheal | xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| disbursement | x/x  | Noun  | 
| discard | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| disciplined | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| disposal | x/x  | Noun  | 
| dispose | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| disposition | xx/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| dissemination | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| disuse | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| do | /  | Verb, Noun, Adverb  | 
| draw | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| drawdown | /x  | Noun  | 
| drink | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| drug | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| due | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| eat | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| effect | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| effectiveness | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| efficiency | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| employ | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| employee | x/x  | Noun  | 
| employment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| end | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| enforce | x/  | Verb  | 
| engage | x/  | Verb  | 
| engagement | x/x  | Noun  | 
| enjoy | x/  | Verb  | 
| enjoyment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| enter | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| even | /x  | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| everyday | /x/  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb  | 
| exercise | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| exert | x/  | Verb  | 
| expend | x/  | Verb  | 
| expenditure | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| exploit | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| exploitation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| extend | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| extent | x/  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| extraordinary | xx/xxx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| fair | /  | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| fall back | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| familiar | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| farm | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| feeding | /x  | Noun  | 
| fend | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| fixed | /  | Adjective  | 
| follow | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| force | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| foreign | /x  | Adjective, Name  | 
| form | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| formal | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| frequency | /xx  | Noun  | 
| frequent | /x  | Adjective, Verb  | 
| frequently | /xx  | Adverb  | 
| function | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| gas | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| general | /xx  | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| generic | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| get | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| give | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| glider | /x  | Noun  | 
| gone | /  | Adjective  | 
| granules | /x  | Noun  | 
| grasp | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| habit | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| habitual | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| handle | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| harbour | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| harness | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| harvesting | /xx  | Noun  | 
| have | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| help | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| helpful | /x  | Adjective  | 
| hire | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| holding | /x  | Noun  | 
| hours | /x  | Noun  | 
| implement | /xx  | Verb, Noun  | 
| imposition | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| inclusion | x/x  | Noun  | 
| indoor | /x  | Adjective  | 
| informal | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| innovative | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| inspire | x/  | Verb  | 
| install | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| instructional | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| intake | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| intend | x/  | Verb  | 
| intent | x/  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| intention | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| interest | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| intervals | /xx  | Noun  | 
| introduce | xx/  | Verb  | 
| introduction | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| invocation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| invoke | x/  | Verb  | 
| involve | x/  | Verb  | 
| irregular | x/xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| job | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| journals | /x  | Verb  | 
| juror | /x  | Noun  | 
| labour | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| lar | /  | Noun  | 
| lawful | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| lax | /  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| lay | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| league | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| legal | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| legitimate | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| leverage | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| liner | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| loose | /  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| mainstream | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| make | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| management | /xx  | Noun  | 
| manipulate | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| manner | /x  | Noun  | 
| manufacture | xx/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| me | /  | Noun  | 
| meager | /x  | Adjective, Verb  | 
| means | /  | Noun  | 
| mechanism | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| medium | /xx  | Noun, Adjective, Adverb  | 
| method | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| misuse | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| mobilisation | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| mobilise | xxx  | Verb  | 
| momentarily | xx/xx  | Adverb  | 
| movement | /x  | Noun  | 
| mundane | x/  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| natural | /xx  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb  | 
| navigate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| need | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| newspaper | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| normal | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| object | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| occupancy | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| occupation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| occupy | /xx  | Verb, Noun  | 
| official | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| old | /  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| ongoing | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| operate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| operation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| operational | xx/xx  | Adjective  | 
| orderly | /xx  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb  | 
| ordinary | /xxx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| organizational | xxx/xx  | Adjective  | 
| organized | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| overdrive | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| overuse | xx/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| parti | /x  | Noun  | 
| participation | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| party | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| passage | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| penalty | /xx  | Noun  | 
| per | /  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| perform | x/  | Verb  | 
| performance | x/x  | Noun  | 
| periodic | xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| periodical | xx/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| periodically | xx/xxx  | Adverb  | 
| periodicity | xx/xxx  | Noun  | 
| permanent | /xx  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| pervert | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| petition | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| place | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| plain | /  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| play | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| ply | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| port | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| pow | /  | Noun  | 
| practical | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| practice | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| practise | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| prearranged | xx/  | Verb  | 
| predictable | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| prescribed | x/  | Adjective  | 
| presence | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| prevail | x/  | Verb  | 
| prevalence | /xx  | Noun  | 
| prevalent | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| pro | /  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| proceed | x/  | Verb  | 
| proceedings | x/x  | Noun  | 
| production | x/x  | Noun  | 
| profit | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| promotion | x/x  | Noun  | 
| proper | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| provide | x/  | Verb  | 
| provision | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| pull | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| purpose | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| pursue | x/  | Verb  | 
| put | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| rabi | /x  | Noun  | 
| reader | /x  | Noun  | 
| reap | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| recourse | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| recovery | x/x  | Noun  | 
| recruitment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| recur | x/  | Verb  | 
| recurrent | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| recycle | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| redress | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| reduced | x/  | Adjective  | 
| refer | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| reg | /  | Name  | 
| regimented | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| registrants | /xx  | Noun  | 
| regularity | xx/xx  | Noun  | 
| regularized | /xxx  | Verb  | 
| regularly | /xxx  | Adverb  | 
| regulars | /xx  | Noun  | 
| regulate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| relevance | /xx  | Noun  | 
| reliance | x/x  | Noun  | 
| relies | x/  | Verb  | 
| remedies | /xx  | Noun  | 
| require | x/x  | Verb  | 
| reserve | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| resort | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| resource | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| resume | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| reuse | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| review | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| right | /  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| ritual | /xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| role | /  | Noun  | 
| rotating | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| routine | x/  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| routinized | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| run | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| same | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| scheduled | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| scroll | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| sectorial | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| seek | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| seize | /  | Verb  | 
| select | x/  | Verb, Name, Adjective  | 
| sense | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| serve | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| service | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| share | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| silvicultural | /x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| simple | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| smoking | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| smooth | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| spare | /  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| speak | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| spend | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| squander | /x  | Verb  | 
| stable | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| standard | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| standing | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| statutory | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| steady | /x  | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb  | 
| steps | /  | Noun  | 
| stock | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| straight | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| strain | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| super | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb  | 
| support | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| sustained | x/  | Adjective  | 
| symmetric | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| symmetrical | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| systematic | xx/x  | Adjective, Adverb  | 
| systemic | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| tactical | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| take | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| tap | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| tart | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| template | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| tenure | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| term | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| the | x  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| things | /  | Noun  | 
| through | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| throw | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| time | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| timely | /x  | Adjective, Adverb  | 
| tool | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| traditional | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| treat | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| treatment | /x  | Noun  | 
| trespass | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| true | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| try | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| turn | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| typical | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| undergraduate | xx/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| unemployed | xx/  | Adjective  | 
| unemployment | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| uniform | /xx  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| unleaded | x/x  | Adjective, Name  | 
| unsecured | xx/  | Adjective  | 
| unusual | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| upgrade | x/  | Verb, Noun, Adverb  | 
| uptake | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| usable | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| usage | /x  | Noun  | 
| use up | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| useable | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| used | /  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| useful | /x  | Adjective  | 
| usefulness | /xx  | Noun  | 
| user | /x  | Noun  | 
| usual | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| usufruct | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| utilise | x/x  | Verb  | 
| utilised | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| utility | x/xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| utilize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| uttering | /xx  | Noun  | 
| value | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| veritable | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| visitation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| waste | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| way | /  | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective  | 
| weak | /  | Adjective  | 
| weapons | /x  | Adjective  | 
| wear | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| wield | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| with | /  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| wont | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| words | /  | Noun  | 
| work | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| workflow | /x  | Noun  | 
| workplace | /x  | Noun  | 
