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embezzlement

How many syllables in embezzlement?

  4 syllables

Divide embezzlement into syllables:   em-bez-zle-ment
Stressed syllable in embezzlement:   em-bez-zle-ment
How to say embezzlement:

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Synonyms for embezzlement


1 syllable
  • fraud
    2 syllables
    • misuse
    3 syllables
      5 syllables
        6 syllables
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