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May

How many syllables in May?

  1 syllable

Divide May into syllables:   May
Syllable stress:   May
How to pronounce May:   mey
How to say May:

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Synonyms for May


1 syllable
  • can
  • might
  • could
2 syllables
  • may well
    3 syllables
    • may perhaps
      4 syllables
      • may possibly
      • possibly will
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      What rhymes with May

      1 syllable
      • a
      • ae
      • bay
      • blae
      • brae
      • brey
      • cay
      • chez
      • cray
      • da
      • dak
      • de
      • dk
      • drey
      • fay
      • fe
      • flay
      • frae
      • Frey
      • gay
      • gey
      • gray
      • ha
      • hay
      • he
      • Hue
      • Jay
      • jaye
      • Kay
      • lait
      • lei
      • mae
      • nay
      • née
      • Ney
      • passe
      • paye
      • Pei
      • pray
      • qua
      • quay
      • Ray
      • re
      • say
      • shay
      • slay
      • spae
      • Spey
      • spray
      • stay
      • strey
      • tae
      • they
      • trey
      • Wei
      • wey
      • wray
      • yea
      • A
      • ay
      • bey
      • blay
      • bray
      • cache
      • che
      • clay
      • Cray
      • dae
      • day
      • dey
      • dray
      • eh
      • faye
      • fey
      • fley
      • fray
      • ga
      • Gay
      • gley
      • grey
      • hae
      • haye
      • hey
      • j
      • jay
      • k
      • kay
      • lay
      • ley
      • mei
      • né
      • neigh
      • ole
      • pay
      • pe
      • play
      • prey
      • quai
      • Rae
      • ray
      • rene
      • se
      • shea
      • sleigh
      • spay
      • splay
      • sta
      • stray
      • sway
      • Tay
      • tray
      • way
      • weigh
      • whey
      • yay
      • zep
      2 syllables
      • abbe
      • aka
      • array
      • astray
      • ballet
      • betray
      • bouquet
      • buffet
      • cafe
      • Cathay
      • cliche
      • crochet
      • decay
      • delay
      • display
      • essay
      • filet
      • gervais
      • Hervey
      • hurray
      • ita
      • Manet
      • Millay
      • moray
      • NE
      • obey
      • okay
      • palais
      • Piaget
      • prepay
      • purvey
      • repay
      • risque
      • Sergei
      • sorbet
      • survey
      • toupee
      • WY
      • aday
      • allay
      • asea
      • away
      • belay
      • Bombay
      • bouvier
      • CA
      • callais
      • chalet
      • convey
      • croquet
      • defray
      • dismay
      • dovey
      • faberge
      • fillet
      • halfway
      • hooray
      • Ira
      • jose
      • marais
      • Monet
      • Ne
      • nisei
      • ok
      • olay
      • parquet
      • portray
      • puree
      • Renee
      • replay
      • saute
      • soiree
      • souffle
      • today
      • valet
      3 syllables
      • antigay
      • cabaret
      • Calais
      • communique
      • disarray
      • dossier
      • faraway
      • KKK
      • Monterey
      • overplay
      • perrier
      • societe
      • underplay
      • USA
      4 syllables
      • naivete
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