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nightmare

How many syllables in nightmare?

  2 syllables

Divide nightmare into syllables:   night-mare
Primary syllable stress:   night-mare
Secondary syllable stress:   night-mare
How to pronounce nightmare:   nahyt-mair
How to say nightmare:

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1 syllable
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2 syllables
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      What rhymes with nightmare

      1 syllable
      • Khmer
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      2 syllables
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