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playful

How many syllables in playful?

  2 syllables

Divide playful into syllables:   play-ful
Stressed syllable in playful:   play-ful
How to pronounce playful:   pley-full
How to say playful:

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Synonyms for playful


1 syllable
  • light
    2 syllables
    • bouncy
    • impish
    • lively
    • perky
    • sassy
    • teasing
    • frisky
    • jokey
    • peppy
    • puckish
    • skittish
    3 syllables
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    What rhymes with playful

    2 syllables
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