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fives

How many syllables in fives?

  1 syllable

Divide fives into syllables:   fives
Syllable stress:   fives
How to pronounce fives:   fahyvz
How to say fives:

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What rhymes with fives

1 syllable
  • chives
  • hives
  • knives
  • rives
  • strives
  • vives
  • drives
  • Ives
  • lives
  • shives
  • thrives
  • wives
2 syllables
  • arrives
  • derives
  • knivey
  • survives
  • deprives
  • dives
  • revives
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