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lieutenant

How many syllables in lieutenant?

  3 syllables

Divide lieutenant into syllables:   lieu-ten-ant
Stressed syllable in lieutenant:   lieu-ten-ant
How to say lieutenant:

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Synonyms for lieutenant


2 syllables
  • double
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3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with lieutenant

    2 syllables
    • pennant
    • tenant
    3 syllables
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