syllable.java

import java.util.*;
/**
 * Write a description of class syllable here.
 *
 * @author (your name)
 * @version (a version number or a date)
 */
public class syllable
{
    public static void main(String args[]){
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter a word to find out how many syllables it has");
        String word = scan.nextLine();
        List<Integer> vowelSpot = new ArrayList<Integer>();
        for(int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++){
            if(word.substring(i, i+1).equals("a") || 
                    word.substring(i, i+1).equals("e") ||
                    word.substring(i, i+1).equals("i") ||
                    word.substring(i, i+1).equals("o") ||
                    word.substring(i, i+1).equals("u")){
                vowelSpot.add(i);
            }
        }
        for(int i = 1; i < vowelSpot.size(); i++){
            if(vowelSpot.get(i) == vowelSpot.get(i - 1) + 1){
                vowelSpot.remove(i);
                if(i < vowelSpot.size()){
                    if(vowelSpot.get(i) == vowelSpot.get(i - 1) + 2){
                        vowelSpot.remove(i);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        System.out.println("Syllables: " + vowelSpot.size());
        
    }
}