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forty

How many syllables in forty?

  2 syllables

Divide forty into syllables:   for-ty
Stressed syllable in forty:   for-ty
How to pronounce forty:   for-tee
How to say forty:

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What rhymes with forty

1 syllable
  • tort
    2 syllables
    • shorty
    • sporty
    • sortie
    • warty
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