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treacherous

How many syllables in treacherous?

  3 syllables

Divide treacherous into syllables:   treach-er-ous
Stressed syllable in treacherous:   treach-er-ous
How to pronounce treacherous:   trech-er-us
How to say treacherous:

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Synonyms for treacherous


1 syllable
  • false
    2 syllables
    • risky
    • shifty
    • trembling
    • unsafe
    • shaky
    • swindling
    • two-faced
    • unsound
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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    What rhymes with treacherous

    3 syllables
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