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ne'er-do-well

How many syllables in ne'er-do-well?

  3 syllables

Divide ne'er-do-well into syllables:   ne'er-do-well
Primary syllable stress:   ne'er-do-well
Secondary syllable stress:   ne'er-do-well
How to say ne'er-do-well:

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What rhymes with ne'er-do-well

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      3 syllables
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