epidemic

How many syllables in epidemic?

  4 syllables

Divide epidemic into syllables:   ep-i-dem-ic
Primary syllable stress:   ep-i-dem-ic
Secondary syllable stress:   ep-i-dem-ic
How to pronounce epidemic:   ep-i-dem-ik
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Synonyms for epidemic


1 syllable
  • craze
  • rash
  • scourge
  • wave
  • plague
  • rife
  • spate
2 syllables
  • rampant
  • sweeping
3 syllables
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What rhymes with epidemic

3 syllables
  • endemic
  • polemic
4 syllables
5 syllables
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