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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| twelfth | /  | Noun  | 
| octave | /x  | Noun  | 
| fifth | /  | Noun  | 
| halftone | /x  | Noun  | 
| fifteenth | x/  | Noun  | 
| quint | /  | Name  | 
| seventeenth | /x/  | Noun  | 
| fourteenth | //  | Name  | 
| step | /  | Noun  | 
| thirteenth | //  | Noun  | 
| ninth | /  | Name  | 
| fourth | /  | Noun  | 
| sixth | /  | Name  | 
| cent | /  | Noun  | 
| tenth | /  | Noun  | 
| second | /x  | Noun  | 
| seventh | /x  | Name  | 
| tone | /  | Noun  | 
| circle of fifths | /x//  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| interval | /xx  | Noun  | 
| foot | /  | Noun  | 
| minim | /x  | Noun  | 
| complement | /xx  | Noun  | 
| abbreviation | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| third | /  | Noun  | 
| partial | /x  | Adjective  | 
| addition | x/x  | Noun  | 
| scale | /  | Noun  | 
| double whole note | /x//  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| fundamental | xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| flat | /  | Adjective  | 
| pent | /  | Noun  | 
| breve | /  | Noun  | 
| minor seventh chord | /x/x/  | Name, Name  | 
| leap | /  | Noun  | 
| measure | /x  | Noun  | 
| double time | /x/  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| cycle | /x  | Noun  | 
| natural minor scale | /xx/x/  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| minor key | /x/  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| abductive | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| abutment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| achievement | x/x  | Noun  | 
| act | /  | Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| action | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| advance | x/  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| advancement | x/x  | Noun  | 
| aisle | /  | Noun  | 
| almost | /x  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| approach | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| arch | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| aspect | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| average | /xx  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| bad | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| bayonet | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| benchmark | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| biannual | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| bit | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| bond | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| branch | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| breakthrough | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| brick | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| bridge | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| caveat | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| change | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| changeover | /xx  | Noun  | 
| chromatic | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| circumference | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| classificatory | /xxxxx  | Adjective  | 
| climb | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| clue | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| come | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| component | x/x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| contribution | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| countermeasure | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| course | /  | Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| crossing | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| cut | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| decision | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| deepen | /x  | Verb  | 
| degree | x/  | Noun  | 
| development | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| direction | x/x  | Noun  | 
| down | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| drawback | /x  | Noun  | 
| east | /  | Name, Adjective, Adverb  | 
| echelon | /xx  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| edge | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| effort | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| eight | /  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| eighteen | x/  | Noun  | 
| eighth | /  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| element | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| end | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| environment | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| era | /x  | Noun  | 
| even | /x  | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| event | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| evolution | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| extent | x/  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| extra | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| extraction | x/x  | Noun  | 
| eye | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| facet | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| fiftieth | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| fishing | /x  | Noun  | 
| five | /  | Noun  | 
| floor | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| footfall | /x  | Noun  | 
| footprint | /x  | Noun  | 
| footstep | /x  | Noun  | 
| formality | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| fortnight | /x  | Noun  | 
| forum | /x  | Noun  | 
| forward | /x  | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| foster | /x  | Name, Verb, Adjective  | 
| four | /  | Noun  | 
| fraction | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| fractional | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| full | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| further | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Verb  | 
| gait | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| gallon | /x  | Noun  | 
| gate | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| gesture | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| gradation | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| halftime | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Adverb  | 
| halfway | //  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| halve | /  | Verb  | 
| hand | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| harmony | /xx  | Noun  | 
| headway | /x  | Noun  | 
| hemisphere | /xx  | Noun  | 
| heuristic | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| high | /  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| hop | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| hundred | /x  | Noun  | 
| hurdle | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| improvement | x/x  | Noun  | 
| inch | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| incomplete | xx/  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| increase | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| increment | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| infantry | /xx  | Noun  | 
| initiative | x/xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| insert | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| installment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| interfere | xx/  | Verb  | 
| interim | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| intervene | xx/  | Verb  | 
| item | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| iterative | /xxx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| journey | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| jump | /  | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective  | 
| juncture | /x  | Noun  | 
| key | /  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| ladder | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| landmark | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| last | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun  | 
| leg | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| lemma | /x  | Noun  | 
| length | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| lesson | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| let | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| level | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| line | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| link | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| little | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| majority | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| march | /  | Name, Verb  | 
| mean | /  | Verb, Adjective, Noun  | 
| measurement | /xx  | Noun  | 
| media | /xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| median | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| medio | /xx  | Noun  | 
| mid | /  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| middle | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| midpoint | /x  | Noun  | 
| midst | /  | Noun  | 
| midterm | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| midway | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Adverb  | 
| milestone | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| missus | /x  | Noun  | 
| modified | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| moiety | /x  | Noun  | 
| moment | /x  | Noun  | 
| month | /  | Noun  | 
| moon | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| move | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| movement | /x  | Noun  | 
| nail | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| never | /x  | Adverb  | 
| next | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| not | /  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| obstacle | /xx  | Noun  | 
| optimised | /xx  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| optimized | /xx  | Verb, Noun  | 
| pace | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
