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detector

How many syllables in detector?

  3 syllables

Divide detector into syllables:   de-tec-tor
How to pronounce detector:   dih-tek-ter
How to say detector:

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What rhymes with detector

2 syllables
  • Hector
  • lector
  • rector
  • specter
  • spectre
  • lecter
  • nectar
  • sector
  • spector
  • vector
3 syllables
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