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sapphire

How many syllables in sapphire?

  2 syllables

Divide sapphire into syllables:   sap-phire
Stressed syllable in sapphire:   sap-phire
How to pronounce sapphire:   saf-ire
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Synonyms for sapphire


1 syllable
  • blue
    2 syllables
    • azure
    • navy
    • cobalt
    3 syllables
    • indigo
      4 syllables
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        What rhymes with sapphire

        2 syllables
        • acquire
        • afire
        • attire
        • balefire
        • bemire
        • bonfire
        • bushfire
        • catch fire
        • conspire
        • desire
        • empire
        • esquire
        • for hire
        • grandsire
        • gunfire
        • haywire
        • hot-wire
        • inspire
        • on fire
        • pismire
        • quagmire
        • respire
        • rimfire
        • samphire
        • sea fire
        • spitfire
        • suspire
        • town crier
        • trip wire
        • vampire
        • wildfire
        3 syllables
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