To pronounce "bedfellow", say BEDF-ell-ow — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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BEDF-ell-ow
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"bedfellow" has 3 syllables: bedf-ell-ow. It rhymes with mellow and fellow, if that helps it stick.
noun
“1873 They say that "misfortune makes men acquainted with strange bedfellows". The old hereditary Whig Cabinet ministers must, no doubt, by this time have learned to feel themselves at home with strange neighbours at their elbows. — Anthony Trollope, Phineas Redux, Chapter 40.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Bedfellow" has 3 syllables: bedf · ell · ow.
Bedfellow: One with whom one shares a bed.
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