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petty

How many syllables in petty?

  2 syllables

Divide petty into syllables:   pet-ty
Stressed syllable in petty:   pet-ty
How to pronounce petty:   pet-ee
How to say petty:

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Synonyms for petty


1 syllable
  • cheap
  • small
  • mean
2 syllables
  • grudging
  • minor
  • niggling
  • piddling
  • little
  • nasty
  • paltry
  • trifling
3 syllables
  • trivial
4 syllables
5 syllables
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What rhymes with petty

2 syllables
  • Bette
  • Etty
  • getty
  • netty
  • petti
  • yeti
  • betty
  • Getty
  • jetty
  • petit
  • sweaty
3 syllables
4 syllables
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