How many letters are in the word 'rhythm'?

How many letters are in the word 'rhythm'?

• A. 6
• B. 5
• C. 7
• D. 8

Answer: (A)

Counting how many letters are in a word is being tested. In rhythm, you spell it out as r, h, y, t, h, m. That’s six letters in total. So the correct count is six. Even though there’s only one traditional vowel, the letter y often acts as a vowel sound here, but that doesn’t change the number of letters. The other counts—five, seven, or eight—don’t match the actual number of letters.

Counting how many letters are in a word is being tested. In rhythm, you spell it out as r, h, y, t, h, m. That’s six letters in total. So the correct count is six. Even though there’s only one traditional vowel, the letter y often acts as a vowel sound here, but that doesn’t change the number of letters. The other counts—five, seven, or eight—don’t match the actual number of letters.