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detect

How many syllables in detect?

  2 syllables

Divide detect into syllables:   de-tect
Stressed syllable in detect:   de-tect
How to pronounce detect:   dih-tekt
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Synonyms for detect


1 syllable
  • find
  • sense
  • take
  • scent
  • spot
2 syllables
  • discern
  • find out
  • observe
  • reveal
  • expose
  • notice
  • perceive
3 syllables
  • discover
  • uncover
4 syllables
    5 syllables
    • become aware of
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      What rhymes with detect

      1 syllable
      • Brecht
      • decked
      • necked
      • pecked
      • specht
      • wecht
      • checked
      • Hecht
      • pecht
      • sect
      • trekked
      • wechts
      2 syllables
      • abject
      • affect
      • bedecked
      • cathect
      • confect
      • convect
      • cowl-necked
      • deflect
      • direct
      • Dordrecht
      • eject
      • erect
      • expect
      • infect
      • inject
      • inspect
      • object
      • perfect
      • prefect
      • project
      • protect
      • refect
      • reject
      • respect
      • roll-necked
      • stiff-necked
      • suspect
      • transect
      • unchecked
      • V-necked
      • advect
      • aspect
      • bisect
      • collect
      • connect
      • correct
      • defect
      • deject
      • dissect
      • effect
      • elect
      • ewe-necked
      • goosenecked
      • inflect
      • insect
      • neglect
      • pandect
      • porrect
      • prelect
      • prospect
      • rechecked
      • reflect
      • resect
      • ring-necked
      • select
      • subject
      • traject
      • trisect
      • Utrecht
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
      6 syllables
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