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dovetail

How many syllables in dovetail?

  2 syllables

Divide dovetail into syllables:   dove-tail
Primary syllable stress:   dove-tail
Secondary syllable stress:   dove-tail
How to pronounce dovetail:   duhv-teyl
How to say dovetail:

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Synonyms for dovetail


1 syllable
  • merge
    2 syllables
    • slot in
    • unite
    4 syllables
    • fit together
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    What rhymes with dovetail

    2 syllables
    3 syllables
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