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lyre

How many syllables in lyre?

  1 syllable

Divide lyre into syllables:   lyre
Syllable stress:   lyre
How to pronounce lyre:   lire
How to say lyre:

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What rhymes with lyre

1 syllable
  • choir
  • eir
  • gire
  • hire
  • mire
  • shire
  • spire
  • swire
  • tire
  • wire
  • dire
  • fire
  • gyre
  • ire
  • quire
  • sire
  • squire
  • tier
  • tyre
2 syllables
  • admire
  • aspire
  • expire
  • inspire
  • prior
  • require
  • skier
  • afire
  • briar
  • inquire
  • perspire
  • rehire
  • retire
3 syllables
    4 syllables
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