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chef

How many syllables in chef?

  1 syllable

Divide chef into syllables:   chef
Syllable stress:   chef
How to pronounce chef:   shef
How to say chef:

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Synonyms for chef


1 syllable
  • cook
    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with chef

      1 syllable
      • clef
      • ef
      • f
      • jeff
      • lev
      • teff
      • deaf
      • F
      • geoff
      • kef
      • ref
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