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ought

How many syllables in ought?

  1 syllable

Divide ought into syllables:   ought
Syllable stress:   ought
How to pronounce ought:   awt
How to say ought:

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Synonyms for ought


1 syllable
  • must
  • should
  • need
2 syllables
  • have to
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    What rhymes with ought

    1 syllable
    • aught
    • brought
    • dot
    • fraught
    • ghat
    • haut
    • lotte
    • nought
    • rought
    • sought
    • taut
    • wat
    • bought
    • caught
    • fought
    • gaut
    • haught
    • lot
    • naught
    • ot
    • snot
    • taught
    • thought
    • wrought
    2 syllables
    • begot
    • gauteite
    • reshot
    3 syllables
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