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goof

How many syllables in goof?

  1 syllable

Divide goof into syllables:   goof
Syllable stress:   goof
How to pronounce goof:   goof
How to say goof:

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Synonyms for goof


1 syllable
  • err
    2 syllables
    • blunder
    • mess up
    • foul up
    • slip up
    3 syllables
    • get it wrong
      4 syllables
      • make a mistake
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        What rhymes with goof

        1 syllable
        • hoof
        • poof
        • proof
        • spoof
        • woof
        • kloof
        • pouf
        • roof
        • woo
        2 syllables
        • aloof
        • rustproof
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