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kernel

How many syllables in kernel?

  2 syllables

Divide kernel into syllables:   ker-nel
Stressed syllable in kernel:   ker-nel
How to pronounce kernel:   kur-nl
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Synonyms for kernel


1 syllable
  • germ
  • stone
  • pip
3 syllables
  • embryo
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What rhymes with kernel

2 syllables
  • colonel
  • colonels
  • sternal
  • colonel's
  • journal
  • vernal
3 syllables
4 syllables
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