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perpendicular

How many syllables in perpendicular?

  5 syllables

Divide perpendicular into syllables:   per-pen-dic-u-lar
Primary syllable stress:   per-pen-dic-u-lar
Secondary syllable stress:   per-pen-dic-u-lar
How to say perpendicular:

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Synonyms for perpendicular


1 syllable
  • plumb
2 syllables
  • upright
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    • at right angles
      5 syllables
      • making a corner
        8 syllables
        • at a 90 degree angle
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          What rhymes with perpendicular

          4 syllables
          5 syllables
          6 syllables
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