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penitentiary

How many syllables in penitentiary?

  758961234 syllables

Divide penitentiary into syllables:   pen-i-ten-tia-ry
Primary syllable stress:   pen-i-ten-tia-ry
Secondary syllable stress:   pen-i-ten-tia-ry
How to pronounce penitentiary:   pen-i-ten-sher-ee
How to say penitentiary:

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Synonyms for penitentiary


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
    • prison
      3 syllables
        5 syllables
        • penal colony
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        What rhymes with penitentiary

        5 syllables
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