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bedridden

How many syllables in bedridden?

  3 syllables

Divide bedridden into syllables:   bed-rid-den
Primary syllable stress:   bed-rid-den
Secondary syllable stress:   bed-rid-den
How to pronounce bedridden:   bed-rid-n
How to say bedridden:

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Synonyms for bedridden


2 syllables
  • laid up
    4 syllables
    • confined to bed
    • flat on your back
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    What rhymes with bedridden

    3 syllables
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    cats = many cats
    cat's = belongs to one cat
    cats' = belongs to many cats
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