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onset

How many syllables in onset?

  2 syllables

Divide onset into syllables:   on-set
Primary syllable stress:   on-set
Secondary syllable stress:   on-set
How to say onset:

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Synonyms for onset


1 syllable
  • start
    3 syllables
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    What rhymes with onset

    2 syllables
    • abet
    • all wet
    • baguette
    • barbette
    • barrette
    • beset
    • boneset
    • briquette
    • brunet
    • burnet
    • cassette
    • Colette
    • coquette
    • corvette
    • courgette
    • curette
    • cuvette
    • dinette
    • diskette
    • duet
    • fan-jet
    • fly net
    • gazette
    • gill net
    • gillnet
    • grisette
    • hard-set
    • ink-jet
    • inset
    • kismet
    • life net
    • lunette
    • Marquette
    • mist net
    • moquette
    • musette
    • noisette
    • nymphet
    • offset
    • outset
    • pallette
    • pipette
    • planchette
    • poussette
    • quartet
    • quintet
    • ramet
    • regret
    • revet
    • roomette
    • roulette
    • septet
    • sextet
    • soubrette
    • stage set
    • sublet
    • sunset
    • tea set
    • Tibet
    • tonette
    • twinset
    • Undset
    • upset
    • vignette
    • aigrette
    • backset
    • banquette
    • barquette
    • beget
    • blanquette
    • brevet
    • brochette
    • burette
    • cadet
    • cermet
    • coquet
    • cornet
    • coset
    • croquette
    • curvet
    • daleth
    • dip net
    • dragnet
    • egret
    • fishnet
    • forget
    • georgette
    • Gillette
    • godet
    • handset
    • headset
    • inlet
    • jet set
    • layette
    • lorgnette
    • maquette
    • mind-set
    • moonset
    • motet
    • nerve net
    • nonet
    • octet
    • outlet
    • paillette
    • palmette
    • piquet
    • pound net
    • preset
    • quickset
    • raclette
    • ramjet
    • reset
    • rocket
    • rosette
    • saw set
    • sestet
    • sharp-set
    • spinet
    • stylet
    • subset
    • syrette
    • thickset
    • toilette
    • trijet
    • typeset
    • unset
    • vedette
    • well-set
    3 syllables
    • Juliet
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