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boy

How many syllables in boy?

  1 syllable

Divide boy into syllables:   boy
Syllable stress:   boy
How to pronounce boy:   boi
How to say boy:

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Synonyms for boy


1 syllable
  • child
  • son
  • lad
2 syllables
  • young man
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with boy

    1 syllable
    • choy
    • coy
    • foy
    • hoi
    • joy
    • Loy
    • oy
    • poi
    • soy
    • troy
    • yo
    • cloy
    • croy
    • goy
    • hoy
    • koi
    • moy
    • ploy
    • Roy
    • toy
    • woy
    2 syllables
    • annoy
    • deploy
    • employ
    • McCoy
    • polloi
    • decoy
    • destroy
    • enjoy
    • oie
    • Savoy
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
      6 syllables
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