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placebo

How many syllables in placebo?

  3 syllables

Divide placebo into syllables:   pla-ce-bo
Stressed syllable in placebo:   pla-ce-bo
How to say placebo:

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Synonyms for placebo


1 syllable
  • sop
    2 syllables
    • excuse
    • gesture
    4 syllables
    • panacea
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