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apocryphal

How many syllables in apocryphal?

  4 syllables

Divide apocryphal into syllables:   a-poc-ry-phal
Stressed syllable in apocryphal:   a-poc-ry-phal
How to pronounce apocryphal:   uh-pok-ruh-full
How to say apocryphal:

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Synonyms for apocryphal


2 syllables
  • made-up
  • untrue
3 syllables
  • dubious
  • invented
4 syllables
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