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knife

How many syllables in knife?

  1 syllable

Divide knife into syllables:   knife
Syllable stress:   knife
How to pronounce knife:   nahyf
How to say knife:

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Synonyms for knife


1 syllable
  • stab
    2 syllables
      3 syllables
      • machete
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        What rhymes with knife

        1 syllable
        • fife
        • fifed
        • rife
        • wife
        • Fife
        • life
        • strife
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