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virus

How many syllables in virus?

  2 syllables

Divide virus into syllables:   vi-rus
Stressed syllable in virus:   vi-rus
How to pronounce virus:   vahy-rus
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Synonyms for virus


1 syllable
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2 syllables
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      What rhymes with virus

      2 syllables
      • Cyrus
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      • Skyros
      • gyrus
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