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preferred

How many syllables in preferred?

  2 syllables

Divide preferred into syllables:   pre-ferred
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Synonyms for preferred


1 syllable
  • in
    2 syllables
    • chosen
    • favored
    • desired
    3 syllables
    • favorite
    • number one
    • ideal
    • selected
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    What rhymes with preferred

    1 syllable
    • bird
    • burd
    • curd
    • gird
    • herd
    • nerd
    • slurred
    • stirred
    • blurred
    • Byrd
    • ferd
    • heard
    • Kurd
    • purred
    • spurred
    • third
    2 syllables
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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