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telephone

How many syllables in telephone?

  3 syllables

Divide telephone into syllables:   tel-e-phone
Stressed syllable in telephone:   tel-e-phone
How to pronounce telephone:   tel-uh-fohn
How to say telephone:

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Synonyms for telephone


1 syllable
  • call
  • phone
2 syllables
  • call up
  • cell phone
  • handset
  • phone booth
  • car phone
  • cellphone
  • headset
3 syllables
  • give a buzz
  • make a call
  • touchtone phone
  • give a call
  • receiver
4 syllables
  • cellular phone
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    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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