# Syllable counter

Paste a stanza or type line by line. See totals and per-word beats from the same pronunciation engine that powers the lyriic editor — a syllable counter built for poems and lyrics.

Each line shows a syllable total, with a per-word breakdown so you can spot where a beat runs short or long. Try the haiku, iambic, or lyric samples to get a feel for the readout.

Counts prefer the primary pronunciation from a fused US dictionary (Misaki, CMUdict, WikiPron). Hyphenated compounds are split and summed; words missing from the dictionary fall back to a spelling heuristic (shown in italics).

For live counts beside the cursor, meter rulers, and per-draft overrides, open the full editor — nothing leaves your device.

## Common questions

### Is this syllable counter free?

Yes. The tool runs in your browser on lyriic.com with no account and no upload of your text to a server for counting.

### How do I count syllables in a poem?

Paste or type your lines into the counter. Each line shows a total, with a per-word breakdown so you can see which words stretch or shorten the beat. For fixed forms, open a form checker (haiku, sonnet, limerick) to compare against the target pattern.

### Can I use this as a syllable counter for haiku?

Yes for raw line totals. For a 5-7-5 haiku check with live deltas against the teaching form, use the dedicated haiku checker.

### How accurate are the counts?

Most English words use primary pronunciations from the bundled dictionary. Ambiguous poetic words can be overridden in the full lyriic editor: hover or tap the word and open Syllables.

### Can I use it for song lyrics?

Yes. Per-line totals help match syllable counts to a melody or flow, whether you are writing verse, chorus, or spoken word.

### Does my text move into the editor?

Yes, when you continue with a draft you edited here (not an untouched sample). lyriic carries that text into the editor once via a short-lived browser handoff — nothing is uploaded.

## Open the editor

Open the editor: https://lyriic.com/