Example of Tetrasyllable Words

The tetrasyllable words are words that are made up of four syllables. Hence the origin of its name, since the prefix tetra- comes from the greek τετρα- which means 'four'.

The syllables is it so formed by vowel and consonant sounds which are grouped as one phonetic unit that is pronounced with a single voice emission. Between each syllable, then, there is a slight pause in the pronunciation of the word. Although this pause may vary depending on the geographical area or the speaker. For example in the word tetrasyllable weasel four syllables are formed (co - ma - dre - ja).

A syllable it can be formed by a vowel or, by a vowel and a consonant or several vowels and consonants.

Let's see an example:

• Ethereal. Hyphenation: e - tea - re - o. This word tetrasyllable has syllables that are made up of a single vowel (e, o) or syllables that are composed by the union of vowels and consonants (tea, re).

It is also important to note in the example above that the hiatus eo separates in different syllables since they are two strong vowels, and the

To analyze the hyphenation of a word you must take into account the hiatuses and diphthongs that are formed.

Next reading:Pentasyllable words.

250 Examples of tetrasyllable words (separated into syllables)

Here is a list with 250 examples of tetrasyllable words separated into the four syllables that compose them:

1. aerial: aerial
2. Apathy: a - pa - you - a
3. Love affair: a - mo - rí - o
4. Flutter: a - le - te - o
5. Agony: a - go - ní - a
6. Abbey: a - ba - dí - a
7. Aortic: a - or - ti - co
8. Jewelry box: a - lha - je - ro
9. Apiarian: a - pi - co - la
10. Anonymous: a - nó - ni - mo
11. Anomalous: a - nó - ma - lo
12. Spirited: a - ní - mi - co
13. Anemone: a - né - mo - na
14. Amulet: a - mu - le - to
15. Reef: a - rre - ci - fe
16. Famous: a - fa - ma - do
17. Antelope: an - you - lo - pe
18. Ammonia: a - mo - nia - co
19. Allergic: a - lér - gi - co
20. Enlisted: a - lis - ta - do
21. Potter: al - fa - re - ro
22. Rampage: rampage
23. Riddle: a - cer - ti - jo
24. Yellow: yellow
25. Anesthesia: anesthesia
26. Food: food
27. To refrain: to refrain
28. Disturbance: al - te - ra - tion
29. Killjoy: Killjoy
30. Shareholder: ac - cio - nis - ta
31. Suffer: a - do - le - cer
32. Binomial: bi - no - mine
33. Drums: drums
34. Bucolic: bu - co - li - co
35. Witchcraft: bru - je - rí - a
36. Botany: bo - tá - ni - ca
37. Binoculars: bi - no - cu - lo
38. Bellicose: be - li - co - so
39. Library: library
40. Dancer: dancer
41. Meliorate: bo - ni - fi - car
42. Ballistics: ba - lis - ti - ca
43. Bacterial: bac - te - ria - no
44. Lawsuit: bus - ca - plei - tos
45. Bibliographer: bi - blió - gra - fo
46. Balustrade: ba - laus - tra - da
47. Bronchoscope: bron - cos - co - pio
48. Crestfallen: ca - biz - ba - jo
49. Confessions: con - faith - sio - nes
50. Clot: co - á - gu - lo
51. Commissure: co - mi - su - ra
52. Retinue: co - mi - ti - va
53. Task: co - me - ti - do
54. Cohesive: co - he - yes - vo
55. Caliphate: ca - li - fa - to
56. Weasel: co - ma - dre - ja
57. Co-worker: co-worker
58. Adviser: adviser
59. Hydrochloric: clo - rhí - dri - co
60. Catholic: ca - to - li - co
61. To carbonize: to carbonize
62. Cooked: co - ci - na - do
63. Calamity: ca - la - mi - dad
64. Shed: co - ber - ti - zo
65. Cholesterol: co - les - te - rol
66. Cylindrical: ci - lín - dri - co
67. Compatriot: com - pa - trio - ta
68. Compatible: com - pa - ti - ble
69. Underpants: cal - zon - ci - llo
70. Twelfth: do - ce - a - vo
71. Challenge: de - sa - fí - o
72. Disciple: di - scí - pu - lo
73. Dynamic: di - ná - mi - co
74. Breakfast: breakfast
75. Tiny: tiny
76. Dynamism: di - na - mis - mo
77. Divisible: di - vi - si - ble
78. Malnourished: des - nu - tri - do
79. Doctorate: doc - to - ra - do
80. Donation: do - na - ti - vo
81. Disappointment: de - si - lu - sión
82. Destined: des - ti - na - do
83. Unlocking: des - blo - que - o
84. Defendant: de - man - da - do
85. Debatable: dis - cu - ti - ble
86. Discriminate: dis - cri - mi - nar
87. Burial: de - sen - tie - rro
88. Make-up removal: des - ma - qui - llar
89. Ethereal: e - tea - re - o
90. Disease: disease
91. Exotic: e - xó - ti - co
92. European: eu - ro - pe - o
93. Evasive: e - va - si - vo
94. Etopeia: e - to - pe - ya
95. Esophagus: e - só - fa - go
96. Selfishness: e - go - ís - mo
97. Effusive: e - fu - si - vo
98. Ejaculate: e - ya - cu - lar
99. Stew: es - to - fa - do
100. Emphatic: en - fa - ti - co
101. Enemy: e - ne - mi - go
102. Great: great
103. Spiritual: es - pi - ri - tual
104. Sculpture: es - cul - tu - ra
105. Intonation: en - to - na - tion
106. Statement: e - nun - cia - do
107. Exploitation: ex - plo - ta - tion
108. Funereal: fu - né - re - o
109. Fuselage: fu - se - la - heh
110. Fumarole: fu - ma - ro - la
111. Follicle: fo - Lí - cu - lo
112. Flower shop: flo - re - rí - a
113. Fumigated: fu - mi - ga - do
114. Philippine: fi - li - pi - no
115. Soccer player: soccer player
116. Fantastic: fantastic
117. Stranger: fo - ras - te - ro
118. Follicle: fo - Lí - cu - lo
119. Favor: fa - vo - re - cer
120. Philanthropist: fi - lán - tro - po
121. Fabulation: fa - bu - la - tion
122. Railway: fe - rro - ca - rril
123. Manufacturing: fa - bri - ca - tion
124. Geologist: ge - ó - lo - go
125. Gaseous: ga - se - o - so
126. Cabinet: ga - bi - ne - te
127. Rancher: ga - na - de - ro
128. Geometry: geo - me - trí - a
129. Guillotine: gui - llo - ti - na
130. Heroin: he - ro - í - na
131. Inn: hos - te - rí - a
132. Hotelier: ho - te - le - ro
133. Namesake: ho - mó - ni - mo
134. Habanero: ha - ba - ne - ro
135. Hepatic: he - pá - ti - co
136. Honorable: ho - no - ra - ble
137. Hexagonal: he - xa - go - nal
138. Horseshoe: he - rra - du - ra
139. Hematosis: he - ma - to - sis
140. Helvetic: hel - vé - ti - co
141. Farmer: ha - cen - da - do
142. Irony: i - ro - ní - a
143. Italic: i - tá - li - ca
144. Toilet: toilet
145. Flooded: flooded
146. Interim: in - te - ri - no
147. Indigenous: indigenous
148. Uncomfortable: uncomfortable
149. Derisory: i - rri - so - rio
150. Indonesia: in - do - ne - sia
151. Infested: in - fes - ta - do
152. Imitation: i - mi - ta - tion
153. Inventory: Inventory
154. Immigrant: in - mi - gran - te
155. Indulgent: in - dul - gen - te
156. Unexpected: im - pre - vis - to
157. Relentless: im - pla - ca - ble
158. Ironic: i - ró - ni - co
159. Exchange: exchange
160. Safety pin: im - per - di - ble
161. Jewelry: jewelry
162. Jurassic: ju - rá - si - co
163. Judaism: ju - da - ís - mo
164. Japanese: ja - po - ne - sa
165. Jubilant: ju - bi - lo - so
166. Laborer: jor - na - le - ro
167. Planter: jar - di - ne - ra
168. Retirement: ju - bi - la - tion
169. Vigilante: jus - ti - cie - ro
170. Jurisdiction: ju - ris - dic - tion
171. Lottery: lo - te - rí - a
172. Freshness: lo - za - ní - a
173. Remoteness: le - ja - ní - a
174. Bright: lu - mi - no - so
175. Logo: Logo
176. Filing: li - ma - du - ra
177. Lymphatic: lin - fa - ti - co
178. Ligament: li - ga - men - to
179. Legality: le - ga - li - dad
180. Tearful: la - cri - mo - so
181. Lubricant: lu - bri - can - te
182. Lemongrass: li - mon - ci - llo
183. Laudatory: lau - da - to - rio
184. Most: ma - me - laugh - a
185. Millimeter: my - l - me - tro
186. Maromero: ma - ro - me - ro
187. Marinade: ma - ri - na - heh
188. Tiny: mi - nús - cu - lo
189. Minority: my - no - laugh - a
190. Monetize: mo - ne - ti - zar
191. Marriage: ma - tri - mo - nio
192. Macedonian: ma - ce - do - nio
193. Movement: movement
194. Mortify: mor - ti - fi - car
195. Leader: man - da - ta - rio
196. Mercenary: mer - ce - na - rio
197. Manifest: ma - ni - fies - to
198. Gossip: mur - mu - ra - tion
199. Butter: Butter
200. Nevería: ne - ve - rí - a
201. Neophyte: ne - ó - fi - to
202. Numerator: nu - me - ra -dor
203. Nutritious: nu - tri - ti - vo
204. Need: need
205. Night owl: noc - tám - bu - lo
206. Birth: birth
207. Negligence: negligence
208. Ocean: o - cé - a - no
209. Olfactory: ol - fa - ti - vo
210. Office: office
211. Computer: or - de - na - dor
212. Opulence: o - pu - len - cia
213. West: oc - ci - den - te
214. Poetry: po - e - yes - a
215. Paradise: pa - ra - í - so
216. Paper bin: paper bin
217. Positive: positive
218. Goal: por - te - rí - a
219. Pavement: pa - vi - men - to
220. Polish: pu - li - men - to
221. Scented: per - fu - ma - do
222. Paranormal: pa - ra - nor - mal
223. Fifteenth: quin - ce - a - vo
224. Kerosene: que - ro - se - no
225. Quesadilla: que - sa - di - lla
226. Broken: que - bran - ta - do
227. Gloating: re - go - de - o
228. Rotary: ro - ta - ti - vo
229. Knee pad: knee pad
230. Robotize: ro - bo - ti - zar
231. Religious: re - li - gio - so
232. Zest: ra - lla - du - ra
233. Reporter: reporter
234. Sweatshirt: sweatshirt
235. Seismologist: sis - mó - lo - go
236. Subdivide: sub - di - vi - dir
237. Softener: sua - vi - zan - te
238. Shock: over - bre - sal - to
239. Sanitary: sa - ni - ta - rio
240. Healthy: healthy
241. Sacrilege: sa - cri - le - gio
242. Tutorships: tutorships
243. Place name: to - pó - ni - mo
244. Stutterer: tar - ta - mu - do
245. Crew: tri - pu - la - tion
246. Univocal: u - ní - vo - co
247. Universal: u - ni - see - salt
248. Visitor: vi - si - ta - dor
249. Ventricle: come - trí - cu - lo
250. Clothing: you see - you - men - ta