How many syllables in degenerate?
Syllables in degenerate
4
de·gen·er·ate
Degenerate has four syllables. The stress falls on the second syllable.
How to say degenerate
| Said as /dɪˈdʒɛnɚət/ | 4 syllables, de-GEN-er-ate · da-DUM-da-da |
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| Said as /dɪˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪt/ | 4 syllables, de-GEN-er-ate · da-DUM-da-da |
| Stress | Second syllable |
| Letters | 10 |
To count it yourself, say degenerate slowly and listen for each vowel sound: de, gen, er, ate. Each beat is one syllable.
Near rhymes with degenerate
- emirate
- separate
- generous
- confederate
- genera
- temperate
- commensurate
- inveterate
- intemperate
- general
- benefit
- entering
- rhetoric
- emirates
- hemorrhage
- ephemeral
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Questions
- How many syllables are in degenerate?
- Degenerate has four syllables.
- How do you divide degenerate into syllables?
- Degenerate divides as de-gen-er-ate.
- Which syllable is stressed in degenerate?
- The second syllable (de-GEN-er-ate).