detent

How many syllables in detent?

  267815934 syllables

Divide detent into syllables:   de-tent
Stressed syllable in detent:   de-tent
How to pronounce detent:   dih-tent
How to say detent:

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What rhymes with detent

2 syllables
  • absent
  • Advent
  • ascent
  • augment
  • cement
  • consent
  • convent
  • dissent
  • event
  • ferment
  • fragment
  • hell-bent
  • intent
  • lament
  • low-rent
  • outspent
  • pigment
  • present
  • pup tent
  • rack-rent
  • repent
  • segment
  • Tashkent
  • well-meant
  • accent
  • anent
  • assent
  • besprent
  • comment
  • content
  • descent
  • docent
  • extent
  • foment
  • frequent
  • indent
  • invent
  • loment
  • mordent
  • percent
  • portent
  • prevent
  • quitrent
  • relent
  • resent
  • Shymkent
  • torment
  • wisent
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