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brother

How many syllables in brother?

  2 syllables

Divide brother into syllables:   broth-er
Stressed syllable in brother:   broth-er
How to say brother:

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What rhymes with brother

2 syllables
  • mother
  • other
  • smother
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  • souther
  • tother
3 syllables
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