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suburban

How many syllables in suburban?

  3 syllables

Divide suburban into syllables:   sub-ur-ban
Stressed syllable in suburban:   sub-ur-ban
How to pronounce suburban:   suh-bur-bun
How to say suburban:

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Synonyms for suburban


2 syllables
  • built-up
  • uptown
  • housing
4 syllables
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What rhymes with suburban

2 syllables
  • Bourbon
  • turban
  • Durban
4 syllables
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