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familiar

Syllables: fa-mil-iar: 3 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say. Said slowly, some people make it 4 syllables.
Stressed syllable: The 2nd syllable is stressed: fa-MIL-iar.
Pronunciation: /fəˈmɪljɚ/ in American English.
Stress position: The stress falls on the next-to-last syllable (2nd of 3), as in TA-ble, ba-NA-na and in-for-MA-tion. Words ending in -tion and -sion always work this way.
Line break: At the end of a line you can break it as fa-miliar, famil-iar.

Words that rhyme with familiar

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How do you divide familiar into syllables?

familiar divides as fa-mil-iar. fa-mil-iar: 3 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say. Said slowly, some people make it 4 syllables.

How many syllables are in familiar?

Familiar has 3 syllables (fa-mil-iar).

Which syllable is stressed in familiar?

The stressed syllable in familiar is mil. The 2nd syllable is stressed: fa-MIL-iar.

How do you pronounce familiar?

/fəˈmɪljɚ/ in American English.