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ocean

How many syllables in ocean?

  2 syllables

Divide ocean into syllables:   o-cean
Stressed syllable in ocean:   o-cean
How to pronounce ocean:   oh-shen
How to say ocean:

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Synonyms for ocean


2 syllables
  • seabed
    4 syllables
    • oceanic
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      What rhymes with ocean

      2 syllables
      • Goshen
      • lotion
      • notion
      • groschen
      • motion
      • potion
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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