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handkerchief

How many syllables in handkerchief?

  3 syllables

Divide handkerchief into syllables:   hand-ker-chief
Stressed syllable in handkerchief:   hand-ker-chief
How to say handkerchief:

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Synonyms for handkerchief


2 syllables
  • duster
  • napkin
  • hankie
  • tissue
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with handkerchief

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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