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destruct

How many syllables in destruct?

  2 syllables

Divide destruct into syllables:   de-struct
Stressed syllable in destruct:   de-struct
How to pronounce destruct:   dih-struhkt
How to say destruct:

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What rhymes with destruct

1 syllable
  • bucked
  • ducked
  • fucked
  • plucked
  • sucked
  • chucked
  • duct
  • lucked
  • shucked
  • trucked
2 syllables
  • abduct
  • conduct
  • deduct
  • instruct
  • adduct
  • construct
  • induct
  • obstruct
3 syllables
4 syllables
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