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illegal

How many syllables in illegal?

  3 syllables

Divide illegal into syllables:   il-le-gal
Stressed syllable in illegal:   il-le-gal
How to pronounce illegal:   ih-lee-gull
How to say illegal:

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Synonyms for illegal


1 syllable
  • banned
  • wrong
2 syllables
  • crooked
  • outlawed
  • wrongful
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • against the law
  • unauthorized
5 syllables
    6 syllables
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      What rhymes with illegal

      1 syllable
        2 syllables
        • beagle
        • legal
        • reigle
        • spiegel
        • eagle
        • regal
        • Segal
        • teagle
        3 syllables
        4 syllables
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