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diphthong

How many syllables in diphthong?

  2 syllables

Divide diphthong into syllables:   diph-thong
Stressed syllable in diphthong:   diph-thong
How to pronounce diphthong:   dif-thong
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Define diphthong



noun
  1. Two vowels that make only 1 sound (au, oy, oo)
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What rhymes with diphthong

2 syllables
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