athletic

How many syllables in athletic?

  3 syllables

Divide athletic into syllables:   ath-let-ic
Primary syllable stress:   ath-let-ic
Secondary syllable stress:   ath-let-ic
How to pronounce athletic:   ath-let-ik
How to say athletic:

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Synonyms for athletic


1 syllable
  • fit
  • strong
2 syllables
  • agile
  • nimble
  • stalwart
  • healthy
  • sporty
3 syllables
  • in good shape
  • physical
  • vigorous
4 syllables
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What rhymes with athletic

3 syllables
  • acetic
  • ascetic
  • bathetic
  • cosmetic
  • emetic
  • gametic
  • hermetic
  • limnetic
  • mimetic
  • Ossetic
  • pathetic
  • phonetic
  • phyletic
  • prophetic
  • pyretic
  • syncretic
  • synthetic
  • Venetic
4 syllables
5 syllables
6 syllables
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