breakneck

How many syllables in breakneck?

  2 syllables

Divide breakneck into syllables:   break-neck
Primary syllable stress:   break-neck
Secondary syllable stress:   break-neck
How to pronounce breakneck:   breyk-nek
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Synonyms for breakneck


1 syllable
  • fast
  • quick
  • prompt
  • swift
2 syllables
  • early
  • hurried
  • speedy
  • hasty
  • rapid
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with breakneck

    2 syllables
    • Atrek
    • Baalbek
    • bedeck
    • Bishkek
    • boatneck
    • cowl-neck
    • cromlech
    • cross-check
    • exec
    • flight deck
    • forecheck
    • gooseneck
    • hatcheck
    • high tech
    • in check
    • kopeck
    • longneck
    • Mixtec
    • OPEC
    • paycheck
    • poop deck
    • rebec
    • roll-neck
    • samekh
    • spell-check
    • Steinbeck
    • tape deck
    • Toltec
    • V-neck
    • Waldeck
    • well deck
    • xebec
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