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phlegm

How many syllables in phlegm?

  1 syllable

Divide phlegm into syllables:   phlegm
Syllable stress:   phlegm
How to pronounce phlegm:   flem
How to say phlegm:

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What rhymes with phlegm

1 syllable
  • crème
  • femme
  • hem
  • m
  • REM
  • Shem
  • them
  • em
  • gem
  • LEM
  • mem
  • rem
  • stem
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