compensation

How many syllables in compensation?

  213594786 syllables

Divide compensation into syllables:   com-pen-sa-tion
Primary syllable stress:   com-pen-sa-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   com-pen-sa-tion
How to pronounce compensation:   kom-pun-sey-shun
How to say compensation:

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Synonyms for compensation


1 syllable
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        1 syllable
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