intersect
verbHow many syllables in intersect?
There are 3 syllables in the word intersect.How to pronounce intersect:
Definition of intersect:
- intersect (verb):
- meet at a point.
- (of roads or lines) to cross (each other)
- to pierce or divide by passing through or across cross
Synonyms for intersect:
bisect
come across
crisscross
cross
cut
cut across
divide
encounter
meet
run across
run into
see
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- interpunct
- internect
- internal
- intented
- intensive
- intended
- insulin
- insular
- instruments
- inspecting
- inspected
- insertion
- inselberg
- inquirers
- inkindle
- initial
- infrared
- infernal
- infarction
- induction
- indira
- indices
- indica
- inchoately
- inaction
- imtihal
- improvement
- imprisoned
- impostume
- imposter
- importance
- impious
- impatiens
- immigrants
- immanuel
- imaging
- imagined
- illicit
- illative
- iliad
- ileana
- iguanas
- ibrahim
- ibiza
- hypnotized
- hypatia
- hydration
- hydrangeas
- hyacinths
- husbandry
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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