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absenteeism

How many syllables in absenteeism?

  4 syllables

Divide absenteeism into syllables:   ab-sen-tee-ism
Primary syllable stress:   ab-sen-tee-ism
Secondary syllable stress:   ab-sen-tee-ism
How to pronounce absenteeism:   ab-sun-tee-iz-um
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Synonyms for absenteeism


2 syllables
  • absence
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      What rhymes with absenteeism

      2 syllables
      • deism
      • deisms
      3 syllables
        4 syllables
        5 syllables
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