downfall

How many syllables in downfall?

  2 syllables

Divide downfall into syllables:   down-fall
Primary syllable stress:   down-fall
Secondary syllable stress:   down-fall
How to pronounce downfall:   doun-fawl
How to say downfall:

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Synonyms for downfall


1 syllable
  • death
  • fall
  • end
2 syllables
  • breakdown
  • conquest
  • demise
  • ruin
  • collapse
  • defeat
  • disgrace
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with downfall

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