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bonfire

How many syllables in bonfire?

  2 syllables

Divide bonfire into syllables:   bon-fire
Primary syllable stress:   bon-fire
Secondary syllable stress:   bon-fire
How to pronounce bonfire:   bon-fire
How to say bonfire:

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Synonyms for bonfire


1 syllable
  • fire
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2 syllables
  • beacon
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    2 syllables
    3 syllables
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