counter
nounHow many syllables in counter?
There are 2 syllables in the word counter.How to pronounce counter:
Definition of counter:
- counter (noun):
- a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games
- a long flat surface in a bank or shop, on which business is transacted
- table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted.
Synonyms for counter:
bar
buffet
checkout
checkout counter
comeback
counterpunch
countertop
heel counter
meat counter
notions counter
parry
reception desk
rejoinder
replication
retort
return
riposte
sideboard
surface
tabulator
top
worktop
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- counselled
- costar
- corvette
- cortege
- corsage
- correa
- corpse
- cornstarch
- cormac
- corker
- corinne
- corded
- cookee
- convert
- contours
- contempt
- consumed
- conspired
- consort
- consign
- connell
- congress
- congee
- confront
- confined
- conduced
- concerts
- concealed
- comrades
- compounds
- comport
- complained
- comic
- comets
- cometh
- comely
- collude
- collie
- colbert
- colaw
- coinvent
- coiffured
- coiffure
- cohen
- coheir
- cognac
- coffins
- coddle
- cockroaches
- cochran
- … more
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