Syllable CounterHaiku CheckerSyllable DictionaryRulesPoetry
sham

Divide sham into syllables:

sham

How to pronounce sham:

Synonyms for sham:

counterfeit
fake
fake book
faker
feint
forgery
fraud
hoax
humbug
imitation
imposter
impostor
imposture
phoney or phony
postiche
pretence
pretender
pseud
pseudo
role player
shammer
wolf in sheep's clothing

Antonyms for sham:

benevolence
bluntness
candidness
candor
candour
character
difference
directness
donation
exemplar
fairness
flattery
forthrightness
frankness
genuine article
genuineness
gift
honesty
honor
honour
justice
movement
non-fiction
openheartedness
openness
Show 24 more

Other 1-syllable words like sham

Here are some other common words that have 1 syllable, like sham does.

  • Bob
  • boo
  • dene
  • dripped
  • hub
  • Bernd
  • fray
  • showed
  • wisp
  • ciel
  • lots
  • shrank
  • troy
  • awe
  • Dwayne
  • jobe
  • lase
  • slashed
  • spanned
  • tyr
  • Ceres
  • Floyd
  • koi
  • rive
  • test
  • mot
  • glanced
  • Lyle
  • shraf
  • touché
  • rats
  • Rhodes
  • scan
  • fruit
  • H2O
  • plant's
  • rogue
  • saith
  • waft
  • bard
  • night's
  • act
  • touched
  • trill
  • hut
  • law
  • lou
  • pouch
  • snoop
  • gauche
  • … more
See all 1-syllable words
Syllable Quiz
How many syllables in the word Reuben?

Question 1 of 5

Syllable Fun Fact
The historical evolution of English has led to the silent 'e' and other silent letters, complicating syllable identification and pronunciation.

You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!

Learn more syllable fun facts
Trending words

These words are popular right now. Visit each word to master its syllable count.

  1. surreptitiously
  2. heaven
  3. seriously
  4. unbeknownst
  5. convenient
  6. colleague
  7. confide
  8. equivocate
  9. infatuated
  10. slovenly
  11. granddaughter
  12. sensational
  13. however
  14. consistently
  15. incredibly
  16. exciting
  17. direction
  18. latter
  19. begrudgingly
  20. snowing
  21. perusing
  22. occured
  23. swelt'ring
  24. impinge
  25. satisfy
  26. transient
  27. untie
  28. toward
  29. versatile
  30. obediently
  31. phonetically
  32. feted
  33. distain
  34. usherette
  35. meticulously
  36. affectionate
  37. onto
  38. dissipated
  39. defiantly
  40. stealthily
  41. tooken
  42. sophomoric
  43. tangentially
  44. peeking
  45. benefited
  46. elongate
  47. neither
  48. traveled
  49. emulate
  50. assume


Syllable Counter is reader-supported. When you purchase something through one of our links, we may earn a small commission at no cost to you.

©2025 SyllableCounter.io