sixteen
nounHow many syllables in sixteen?
There are 2 syllables in the word sixteen.Divide sixteen into syllables:
six · teen
How to pronounce sixteen:
Definition of sixteen:
- sixteen (noun):
- a number that is one more than 15 see table of numbers
Synonyms for sixteen:
cardinal
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Other 2-syllable words like sixteen
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like sixteen does.
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- tonight
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- switching
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- removed
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- reprove
- requite
- pilfered
- blandish
- Oma
- McLaine
- dye
- birthright
- gravest
- inkstone
- appoint
- unthought
- affix
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- purloin
- havent
- oozy
- Osie
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- Efran
- symploce
- caddish
- lamely
- … more
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