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mountain

How many syllables in mountain?

  2 syllables

Divide mountain into syllables:   moun-tain
Stressed syllable in mountain:   moun-tain
How to pronounce mountain:   moun-tn
How to say mountain:

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Synonyms for mountain


1 syllable
  • crag
  • mound
  • pile
  • mass
  • peak
  • wall
2 syllables
  • bushel
  • oceans
3 syllables
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    2 syllables
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