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contortion

How many syllables in contortion?

  3 syllables

Divide contortion into syllables:   con-tor-tion
Stressed syllable in contortion:   con-tor-tion
How to pronounce contortion:   kun-tawr-shun
How to say contortion:

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Synonyms for contortion


1 syllable
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2 syllables
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      What rhymes with contortion

      2 syllables
      • portion
        3 syllables
        5 syllables
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