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slave

How many syllables in slave?

  1 syllable

Divide slave into syllables:   slave
Syllable stress:   slave
How to pronounce slave:   sleyv
How to say slave:

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What rhymes with slave

1 syllable
  • brave
  • clave
  • dave
  • gave
  • grave
  • lave
  • pave
  • rave
  • shave
  • they've
  • wave
  • cave
  • crave
  • fave
  • glaive
  • knave
  • nave
  • quave
  • save
  • stave
  • waive
  • Wave
2 syllables
  • behave
  • deprave
  • enslave
  • quavemire
  • concave
  • engrave
  • forgave
  • shortwave
3 syllables
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