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athletics

How many syllables in athletics?

  3 syllables

Divide athletics into syllables:   ath-let-ics
Stressed syllable in athletics:   ath-let-ics
How to pronounce athletics:   ath-let-iks
How to say athletics:

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      What rhymes with athletics

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