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once

How many syllables in once?

  1 syllable

Divide once into syllables:   once
Syllable stress:   once
How to pronounce once:   wuhns
How to say once:

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Synonyms for once


1 syllable
  • when
    2 syllables
    • after
    • onetime
    • one time
    • time was
    3 syllables
    • as soon as
    • in the past
    • formerly
    • just the once
    4 syllables
    • some time ago
    5 syllables
    • a long time ago
    • once upon a time
    • on one occasion
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    What rhymes with once

    1 syllable
    • dunce
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