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contretemps

How many syllables in contretemps?

  3 syllables

Divide contretemps into syllables:   con-tre-temps
Primary syllable stress:   con-tre-temps
Secondary syllable stress:   con-tre-temps
How to say contretemps:

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    What rhymes with contretemps

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      3 syllables
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