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extortionary

How many syllables in extortionary?

  5 syllables

Divide extortionary into syllables:   ex-tor-tion-ar-y
How to pronounce extortionary:   ik-stawr-shuh-ner-ee
How to say extortionary:

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What rhymes with extortionary

2 syllables
  • portion
    3 syllables
    5 syllables
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