In one of the crueler twists of the English language, attempting to sound out the world “syllable” is essentially impossible.

Me: You know, it’s that word…that…it like, cilobol? Silyobal? It’s like the word that makes the sound? The sound word! The thing you use to spell the words, because of how they sound! Cylobiol…sylolbol

Computer: Sibilant?

Me: I mean… yeah, kind of! That’s like the audio version of it, kind of! You know! The…sillobal

Computer: Do you mean Symbol?

Me: No. The word for spelling.

Computer: Oh. How about symbol? That’s used for spelling.

Me: NO! THE WORD USED FOR SPELLING!

Computer: …Cymbal? That makes a sound!

Me: I’m not stupid! I know how to spell cymbal! It’s not a cymbal. It’s like…silyleible. silyleibel?

Computer: Sycophant? If you mean sycophant, that’s something else…

Me: No, man. It’s the thing that sounds like the sound that words make!

Computer: Sisyphus?

Me: No, that’s a guy!

Computer: I know that’s a guy, I assume you’ve made this stupid word up and are actually thinking of something completely different.

Me: Man! This word exists! It’s like a weird spelling, but it’s a word that sounds like words.

Computer: Oh! Sibiliant.

Me: IT’S NOT SIBILANT! It’s SOUNDING OUT of WORDS. Like you do…cilabl

Computer: That’s literally nothing in any language.

Me: Uh…uh…Silibilal?

Computer: Ohhhhh…Syllable?