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encumbrance

How many syllables in encumbrance?

  3 syllables

Divide encumbrance into syllables:   en-cum-brance
Stressed syllable in encumbrance:   en-cum-brance
How to pronounce encumbrance:   en-kuhm-bruns
How to say encumbrance:

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Synonyms for encumbrance


1 syllable
  • load
    2 syllables
    • burden
    • nuisance
    3 syllables
      4 syllables
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