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desperado

How many syllables in desperado?

  4 syllables

Divide desperado into syllables:   des-per-a-do
Primary syllable stress:   des-per-a-do
Secondary syllable stress:   des-per-a-do
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Synonyms for desperado


1 syllable
  • crook
    2 syllables
    • bandit
    • outlaw
    • gangster
    • villain
    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with desperado

      2 syllables
      • prado
        3 syllables
        • bravado
        • dorado
        • mikado
        • cruzado
        • granado
        • tostado
        4 syllables
        6 syllables
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