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focus

How many syllables in focus?

  2 syllables

Divide focus into syllables:   fo-cus
Stressed syllable in focus:   fo-cus
How to pronounce focus:   foh-kus
How to say focus:

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Synonyms for focus


1 syllable
  • hub
  • turn
  • train
2 syllables
  • attend
  • channel
  • funnel
  • hotbed
  • object
  • spotlight
  • topic
  • center
  • direct
  • highlight
  • middle
  • showpiece
  • subject
3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with focus

    2 syllables
    • crocus
    • locus
    • pocus
    • hocus
    • locusts
    4 syllables
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