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sailboat

How many syllables in sailboat?

  2 syllables

Divide sailboat into syllables:   sail-boat
Primary syllable stress:   sail-boat
Secondary syllable stress:   sail-boat
How to pronounce sailboat:   seyl-boht
How to say sailboat:

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Synonyms for sailboat


1 syllable
  • boat
  • yacht
2 syllables
  • clipper
  • schooner
  • dinghy
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What rhymes with sailboat

2 syllables
3 syllables
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