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gunpowder

How many syllables in gunpowder?

  3 syllables

Divide gunpowder into syllables:   gun-pow-der
Primary syllable stress:   gun-pow-der
Secondary syllable stress:   gun-pow-der
How to pronounce gunpowder:   gun-pou-der
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Synonyms for gunpowder


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      What rhymes with gunpowder

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