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speculate

How many syllables in speculate?

  3 syllables

Divide speculate into syllables:   spec-u-late
Stressed syllable in speculate:   spec-u-late
How to pronounce speculate:   spek-yuh-leyt
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Synonyms for speculate


1 syllable
  • guess
    2 syllables
    • gamble
    • surmise
    • posit
    • wonder
    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with speculate

      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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