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tap

How many syllables in tap?

  1 syllable

Divide tap into syllables:   tap
Syllable stress:   tap
How to pronounce tap:   tap
How to say tap:

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Synonyms for tap


1 syllable
  • bug
  • clap
  • knock
  • rap
  • waltz
  • chuck
  • flick
  • pat
  • touch
2 syllables
  • foxtrot
  • salsa
  • tango
  • rumba
  • siphon
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What rhymes with tap

1 syllable
  • app
  • chap
  • crap
  • frap
  • gape
  • Jap
  • knap
  • Lapp
  • nap
  • nappe
  • rap
  • sap
  • shap
  • snap
  • trap
  • Yap
  • yapp
  • cap
  • clap
  • flap
  • gap
  • hap
  • kapp
  • lap
  • map
  • nape
  • pap
  • rappe
  • scrap
  • slap
  • strap
  • wrap
  • yap
  • zap
2 syllables
  • entrap
  • recap
  • mayhap
  • unwrap
3 syllables
    5 syllables
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