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cup

How many syllables in cup?

  1 syllable

Divide cup into syllables:   cup
Syllable stress:   cup
How to pronounce cup:   kup
How to say cup:

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Synonyms for cup


1 syllable
  • mug
  • prize
2 syllables
  • beaker
  • dipper
  • title
  • chalice
  • goblet
  • trophy
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What rhymes with cup

1 syllable
  • dup
  • Krupp
  • pup's
  • stupp
  • tup
  • yu
  • hup
  • pup
  • scup
  • sup
  • up
  • yup
2 syllables
  • closeup
  • lay-up
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