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compound

How many syllables in compound?

  2 syllables

Divide compound into syllables:   com-pound
Stressed syllable in compound:   com-pound
How to say compound:

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Synonyms for compound


1 syllable
  • fused
  • pen
2 syllables
  • complex
  • paddock
3 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with compound

    1 syllable
    • bound
    • crowned
    • drowned
    • frowned
    • ground
    • mound
    • round
    • browned
    • downed
    • found
    • gowned
    • hound
    • pound
    • sound
    2 syllables
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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