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flotsam

How many syllables in flotsam?

  2 syllables

Divide flotsam into syllables:   flot-sam
Stressed syllable in flotsam:   flot-sam
How to pronounce flotsam:   flot-sum
How to say flotsam:

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Synonyms for flotsam


2 syllables
  • debris
  • jetsam
  • wreckage
  • driftwood
  • refuse
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