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wife

How many syllables in wife?

  1 syllable

Divide wife into syllables:   wife
Syllable stress:   wife
How to pronounce wife:   wahyf
How to say wife:

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Synonyms for wife


1 syllable
  • spouse
    2 syllables
    • consort
    • partner
    • husband
    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with wife

      1 syllable
      • fife
      • knife
      • rife
      • Fife
      • life
      • strife
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