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overburden

How many syllables in overburden?

  4 syllables

Divide overburden into syllables:   o-ver-bur-den
Primary syllable stress:   o-ver-bur-den
Secondary syllable stress:   o-ver-bur-den
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Synonyms for overburden


1 syllable
  • load
    2 syllables
    • burden
    • impose
    3 syllables
    • overload
    • overtax
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    What rhymes with overburden

    2 syllables
    • burden
    • purdon
    • Burdon
    • Verdun
    3 syllables
      4 syllables
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