disinfect

How many syllables in disinfect?

  3 syllables

Divide disinfect into syllables:   dis-in-fect
Primary syllable stress:   dis-in-fect
Secondary syllable stress:   dis-in-fect
How to pronounce disinfect:   dis-in-fekt
How to say disinfect:

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Synonyms for disinfect


1 syllable
  • bleach
  • cleanse
3 syllables
  • fumigate
  • purify
  • sterilize
  • make germ-free
  • sanitize
4 syllables
  • clean thoroughly
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with disinfect

      1 syllable
      • Brecht
      • decked
      • necked
      • pecked
      • specht
      • wecht
      • checked
      • Hecht
      • pecht
      • sect
      • trekked
      • wechts
      2 syllables
      • affect
      • collect
      • connect
      • defect
      • deject
      • direct
      • effect
      • elect
      • expect
      • inject
      • neglect
      • perfect
      • protect
      • reflect
      • respect
      • subject
      • unchecked
      • bedecked
      • confect
      • correct
      • deflect
      • detect
      • dissect
      • eject
      • erect
      • infect
      • inspect
      • object
      • project
      • rechecked
      • reject
      • select
      • suspect
      3 syllables
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