Estimate the number of syllables in an English word.
Code
Generalconst w = word.toLowerCase().replace(/(?:[^laeiouy]es|ed|[^laeiouy]e)$/, '').match(/[aeiouy]{1,2}/g);
return w ? w.length : 1;Parameters
Word to count syllables in
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