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precarious

How many syllables in precarious?

  147638259 syllables

Divide precarious into syllables:   pre-car-i-ous
How to pronounce precarious:   pri-kair-ee-us
How to say precarious:

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Synonyms for precarious


2 syllables
  • chancy
  • shaky
  • unsafe
  • risky
  • touchy
  • wobbly
3 syllables
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What rhymes with precarious

3 syllables
  • various
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      cats = many cats
      cat's = belongs to one cat
      cats' = belongs to many cats
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