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backup

How many syllables in backup?

  2 syllables

Divide backup into syllables:   back-up
How to pronounce backup:   bak-uhp
How to say backup:

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Synonyms for backup


1 syllable
  • help
    2 syllables
    • backing
    • standby
    • gridlock
    • support
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with backup

      2 syllables
      • act up
      • back up
      • balls-up
      • bear up
      • belt up
      • blow up
      • bone up
      • break up
      • bring up
      • buck up
      • buildup
      • bulk up
      • buy up
      • catch-up
      • checkup
      • choose up
      • clean up
      • close-up
      • come up
      • crack-up
      • curl up
      • cutup
      • do up
      • draw up
      • dress up
      • drive-up
      • dry up
      • eggcup
      • face up
      • fed up
      • fetch up
      • fix up
      • foul up
      • frame-up
      • gang up
      • get up
      • give up
      • grade up
      • grown-up
      • hang up
      • hard up
      • hepped up
      • hiccup
      • hold up
      • hole up
      • hookup
      • hot up
      • hyped-up
      • jam-up
      • keep up
      • kickup
      • knock up
      • lead-up
      • let up
      • lie up
      • linkup
      • lockup
      • lookup
      • made-up
      • makeup
      • matchup
      • mixed-up
      • mop-up
      • mug up
      • one-up
      • pasteup
      • pick up
      • pileup
      • pipe up
      • pop-up
      • press-up
      • pump up
      • push-up
      • rack up
      • re-up
      • roll up
      • roundup
      • run-up
      • screw up
      • send-up
      • setup
      • shack up
      • shape up
      • shook-up
      • show up
      • sign up
      • size up
      • slip up
      • smashup
      • souped-up
      • speedup
      • spit up
      • stand-up
      • steam up
      • stepped-up
      • stickup
      • strike up
      • sum up
      • tag up
      • talk up
      • teacup
      • throw up
      • tie-up
      • toss-up
      • trade up
      • tune-up
      • use up
      • walk-up
      • washed-up
      • windup
      • work up
      • wrap-up
      • add up
      • ball up
      • bang-up
      • beat-up
      • bid up
      • blowup
      • bound up
      • breakup
      • brush up
      • build up
      • built-up
      • bung up
      • call-up
      • chalk up
      • chin-up
      • clam up
      • cleanup
      • cock-up
      • cough up
      • cry up
      • cut up
      • dig up
      • doll up
      • dream up
      • dried-up
      • drum up
      • dustup
      • eyecup
      • faceup
      • feel up
      • fill-up
      • flare-up
      • foul-up
      • fry-up
      • gear up
      • getup
      • go up
      • grow up
      • hand up
      • hang-up
      • heads-up
      • het up
      • hitch up
      • holdup
      • hook up
      • hopped-up
      • hung up
      • jack-up
      • juice up
      • kick up
      • kingcup
      • lash-up
      • leg up
      • letup
      • line up
      • lit up
      • look up
      • louse up
      • make up
      • markup
      • mix-up
      • mock-up
      • muck up
      • nip-up
      • pass up
      • pay up
      • pickup
      • pinup
      • play up
      • post up
      • pull-up
      • punch-up
      • put-up
      • rake up
      • ring up
      • round up
      • rub up
      • scare up
      • screwup
      • set up
      • sew up
      • shake-up
      • shape-up
      • shoot up
      • shut up
      • sit-up
      • slap-up
      • slipup
      • soup up
      • speak up
      • spiffed-up
      • stack up
      • start-up
      • step up
      • stick up
      • stink up
      • stuck-up
      • sunup
      • take up
      • tart up
      • tear up
      • thumbs-up
      • top up
      • touch-up
      • trumped-up
      • turn up
      • wait up
      • warm-up
      • washup
      • wised-up
      • workup
      • write-up
      3 syllables
      • dial-up
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