alveolar
adjectiveHow many syllables in alveolar?
There are 4 syllables in the word alveolar.How to pronounce alveolar:
Definition of alveolar:
- alveolar (adjective):
- of, relating to, resembling, or having alveoli
- of, relating to, or constituting the part of the jaws where the teeth arise, the air-containing compartments of the lungs, or glands with secretory cells about a central space
Synonyms for alveolar:
alveolar consonant
dental
dental consonant
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- visualize
- modernizer
- vitiligo
- profitable
- antipathy
- separable
- exclamation
- retractable
- frugality
- obsessively
- con anima
- voyeuristic
- graciousness
- triple-tongue
- convincible
- adulterous
- unsensitized
- mysticism
- magnificence
- complimented
- studiously
- renovation
- ponderously
- ineffective
- debaucherous
- contradicted
- undervalue
- self-confident
- animator
- operating
- memorably
- homophonic
- bloviating
- hostility
- exsanguinate
- tu-whit tu-whoo
- ninety nine
- monometers
- alienate
- statutory
- semi-detached
- refinery
- outrageously
- pronounciation
- fallacieux
- trafficators
- psychiatrist
- affordably
- toadying
- negotiation
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
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