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external

How many syllables in external?

  3 syllables

Divide external into syllables:   ex-ter-nal
Stressed syllable in external:   ex-ter-nal
How to pronounce external:   ik-stur-nl
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Synonyms for external


2 syllables
  • foreign
  • outer
  • outward
  • outdoor
  • outside
  • surface
3 syllables
    4 syllables
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    What rhymes with external

    2 syllables
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    3 syllables
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