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gaffes

How many syllables in gaffes?

  1 syllable

Divide gaffes into syllables:   gaffes
Syllable stress:   gaffes
How to say gaffes:

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What rhymes with gaffes

1 syllable
  • crafts
  • hafts
  • staff
  • graphs
  • laughs
  • staff's
2 syllables
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