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infection

How many syllables in infection?

  3 syllables

Divide infection into syllables:   in-fec-tion
Stressed syllable in infection:   in-fec-tion
How to pronounce infection:   in-fek-shun
How to say infection:

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Synonyms for infection


1 syllable
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2 syllables
    3 syllables
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        What rhymes with infection

        2 syllables
        • flexion
        • section
        3 syllables
        4 syllables
        5 syllables
        6 syllables
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