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pretender

How many syllables in pretender?

  3 syllables

Divide pretender into syllables:   pre-tend-er
Stressed syllable in pretender:   pre-tend-er
How to pronounce pretender:   pri-ten-der
How to say pretender:

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Synonyms for pretender


1 syllable
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        What rhymes with pretender

        2 syllables
        • bender
        • ender
        • gender
        • mender
        • sender
        • spender
        • tender
        • yender
        • blender
        • fender
        • lender
        • render
        • slender
        • splendor
        • vendor
        3 syllables
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