forebears
How many syllables in forebears?
There are 2 syllables in the word forebears.How to pronounce forebears:
Synonyms for forebears:
ancestor
ancestors
father
fathers
forbear
forebear
forebearers
forefather
forefathers
forerunner
grandfathers
predecessor
predecessors
progenitor
progenitors
tupuna or tipuna
Antonyms for forebears:
effect
end
fact
finish
issue
parent
posterity
progeny
result
seed
truth
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- bitte
- Reza
- fiore
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- past tense
- rented
- landbook
- grapheme
- campaign
- soulmate
- efface
- squeak
- Perseus
- mussel
- Samoyed
- outspread
- outshone
- Cerwyn
- Hamlet
- cloudless
- unused
- millum
- hugging
- teammate
- pero
- blubbered
- adrift
- outshine
- gristly
- enisled
- dripple
- wasteful
- puzzled
- molten
- Vivek
- sponsor
- flaming
- chucking
- caustic
- unblessed
- surging
- nuzzling
- brochures
- proceed
- nigga
- Alzan
- trendy
- replete
- daytime
- ransom
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Syllable Fun Fact
The double consonant rule in English, affecting words like 'sitting', can indicate a short vowel sound and affect syllable division.
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