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détente

How many syllables in détente?

  2 syllables

Divide détente into syllables:   dé-tente
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What rhymes with détente

2 syllables
  • avant
  • bacchant
  • courante
  • Fremont
  • grandaunt
  • Piedmont
  • romaunt
  • savant
  • Vermont
  • avaunt
  • bouffant
  • entente
  • gallant
  • piedmont
  • piquant
  • Rostand
  • sirvente
3 syllables
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