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despaired

How many syllables in despaired?

  2 syllables

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What rhymes with despaired

1 syllable
  • aired
  • bared
  • cared
  • dared
  • fared
  • glared
  • laird
  • pared
  • shared
  • spared
  • stared
  • where'd
  • baird
  • blared
  • chaired
  • erred
  • flared
  • haired
  • paired
  • scared
  • snared
  • squared
  • there'd
2 syllables
  • compared
  • ensnared
  • prepared
  • staree
3 syllables
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