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forgiveness

How many syllables in forgiveness?

  3 syllables

Divide forgiveness into syllables:   for-give-ness
Stressed syllable in forgiveness:   for-give-ness
How to pronounce forgiveness:   fer-giv-nis
How to say forgiveness:

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2 syllables
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    What rhymes with forgiveness

    2 syllables
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