Syllables    Synonyms    Rhymes    Quiz

detainee

How many syllables in detainee?

  3 syllables

Divide detainee into syllables:   de-tain-ee
How to say detainee:

Cite This Source

Bibliography Citations
MLA   |    APA   |   Chicago Manual Style
"detainee." HowManySyllables.com. How Many Syllables, n.d. Web. 23 March 2026.

Learn a New Word

Wondering why detainee is 3 syllables?   Contact Us!   We'll explain.

Syllable Rules

1.  What is a syllable?
2.  How to count syllables.
3.  How to divide into syllables.

More Grammar
Trending Words
Grammar Quiz
There, they're, or their?
Test yourself.
Take the Grammar Quiz

Syllables    Synonyms    Rhymes    Quiz

Synonyms for detainee


2 syllables
  • captive
  • hostage
3 syllables
    Teacher of The Month
    Win $250 for your students.
    One prize is awarded to
    one teacher, every month.
    $Read the contest rules and apply
    Fun Fact
    In the Middle Ages,
    a “moment” was 90 seconds.
    !Get more facts
    FAQ
    How many syllables
    are in LOL?
    ?Learn Here

    Syllables    Synonyms    Rhymes    Quiz

    What rhymes with detainee

    1 syllable
    • ab
    • ABD
    • B
    • bee
    • bree
    • bt
    • chee
    • cod
    • Cree
    • DDT
    • de
    • di
    • ee
    • ESP
    • fi
    • flee
    • free
    • gee
    • glee
    • hee
    • id
    • key
    • Klee
    • LED
    • Leigh
    • marquees
    • mea
    • mi
    • nee
    • oui
    • pea
    • plea
    • pree
    • qui
    • re
    • sci
    • sea
    • sep
    • shi
    • shri
    • si
    • ski
    • smee
    • spree
    • tea
    • thee
    • ti
    • vee
    • wee
    • Yi
    • zee
    • abd
    • atp
    • be
    • blea
    • Brie
    • C
    • cie
    • crea
    • D
    • ddt
    • dee
    • E
    • esp
    • fee
    • flea
    • fop
    • G
    • ghee
    • he
    • ib
    • kee
    • Ki
    • knee
    • Lee
    • li
    • me
    • mee
    • Mt
    • oad
    • P
    • pee
    • pre
    • prix
    • rb
    • ree
    • se
    • see
    • she
    • shih
    • shride
    • sie
    • slee
    • snee
    • Sri
    • tee
    • three
    • tree
    • we
    • yee
    • Z
    2 syllables
    • absentee's
    • achy
    • agree
    • alee
    • ally
    • appointee's
    • attendee's
    • banshee
    • Capri
    • CD
    • Cuffee
    • Danaë
    • debris
    • degree
    • deportee's
    • dundee
    • emcee
    • esprit
    • forsee
    • Gretzky
    • Henri
    • IP
    • kea
    • lessee
    • louie
    • Marie
    • marquee
    • MC
    • nestle
    • party
    • Pawnee
    • pouncy
    • ravi
    • returnee's
    • rupee
    • sightsee
    • tootsie
    • trainee
    • trustee
    • vendee
    • whoopee
    • yippee
    • AC
    • Agee
    • akey
    • alley
    • Amy
    • artsy
    • Baha'i
    • bibi
    • CC
    • Chablis
    • curie
    • dea
    • decree
    • degree's
    • draftee
    • duree
    • escapee's
    • foresee
    • goatee
    • gutsy
    • indri
    • IUD
    • Lea
    • licensee's
    • louies
    • markee
    • Marquis
    • meebos
    • oadal
    • pattee
    • piggy
    • ranee
    • rea
    • rountree
    • San Luis
    • teecall
    • torii
    • trainee's
    • TV
    • weeble
    • Yangtze
    • Zea
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
      6 syllables
      7 syllables
        Do You Know
        Writing a quote?
        Which should you use
        ' ' or " "
        Find Out Here

        Parents, Teachers, StudentsDo you have a grammar question?
        Need help finding a syllable count?
        Want to say thank you?

        Contact Us!