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salary

How many syllables in salary?

  3 syllables

Divide salary into syllables:   sal-a-ry
Stressed syllable in salary:   sal-a-ry
How to pronounce salary:   sal-er-ee
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Synonyms for salary


1 syllable
  • pay
    2 syllables
    • earnings
    • stipend
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with salary

      3 syllables
      • calorie
      • gallery
      • Malory
      • Valéry
      • calorie's
      • Mallory
      • Valerie
      • Valery
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