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somebody

How many syllables in somebody?

  3 syllables

Divide somebody into syllables:   some-bod-y
Stressed syllable in somebody:   some-bod-y
How to say somebody:

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Synonyms for somebody


2 syllables
  • a name
  • someone
3 syllables
  • a big cheese
  • a bigwig
  • personage
  • a big shot
  • anyone
  • superstar
4 syllables
  • anybody
    5 syllables
    • a celebrity
      6 syllables
      • an important person
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        What rhymes with somebody

        3 syllables
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