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Istanbul

How many syllables in Istanbul?

  3 syllables

Divide Istanbul into syllables:   Is-tan-bul
How to say Istanbul:

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What rhymes with Istanbul

1 syllable
  • Boole
  • buhl
  • drool
  • joule
  • pool
  • rule
  • spool
  • tool
  • you'll
  • brule
  • cool
  • fool
  • mule
  • Raul
  • school
  • stool
  • who'll
  • yul
2 syllables
  • abdul
  • Boule
  • dual
  • jewel
  • O'Toole
  • raoul
  • reule
  • uncool
  • Barnaul
  • cruel
  • fuel
  • misrule
  • preschool
  • retool
  • Thule
3 syllables
4 syllables
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