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fortress

How many syllables in fortress?

  2 syllables

Divide fortress into syllables:   for-tress
Stressed syllable in fortress:   for-tress
How to pronounce fortress:   fawr-tris
How to say fortress:

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Synonyms for fortress


1 syllable
  • fort
    2 syllables
    • bastion
    • fastness
    3 syllables
    • citadel
      5 syllables
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