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first

How many syllables in first?

  1 syllable

Divide first into syllables:   first
Syllable stress:   first
How to pronounce first:   furst
How to say first:

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Synonyms for first


1 syllable
  • chief
  • key
  • top
  • head
  • main
2 syllables
  • basic
  • firstly
  • former
  • premier
  • early
  • foremost
  • leading
  • starting
3 syllables
  • earliest
  • formerly
  • number one
  • paramount
  • primary
  • to start with
4 syllables
  • at the outset
  • initially
  • preferably
  • to begin with
5 syllables
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What rhymes with first

1 syllable
  • burst
  • durst
  • Hearst
  • Hurst
  • pursed
  • versed
  • werst
  • worst
  • cursed
  • erst
  • hirst
  • nursed
  • thirst
  • verst
  • werste
  • wurst
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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