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awesome

How many syllables in awesome?

  2 syllables

Divide awesome into syllables:   awe-some
Stressed syllable in awesome:   awe-some
How to pronounce awesome:   aw-sum
How to say awesome:

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    What rhymes with awesome

    2 syllables
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    3 syllables
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