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alteration

How many syllables in alteration?

  4 syllables

Divide alteration into syllables:   al-ter-a-tion
Primary syllable stress:   al-ter-a-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   al-ter-a-tion
How to pronounce alteration:   awl-ter-ey-shun
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Synonyms for alteration


1 syllable
  • change
  • shift
2 syllables
  • redraft
  • tweaking
  • rewrite
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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What rhymes with alteration

1 syllable
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    2 syllables
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    • nation
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    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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    7 syllables
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