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proportion

How many syllables in proportion?

  3 syllables

Divide proportion into syllables:   pro-por-tion
Stressed syllable in proportion:   pro-por-tion
How to say proportion:

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Synonyms for proportion


1 syllable
  • lot
  • rate
  • part
  • share
2 syllables
  • amount
  • quotient
  • fraction
  • section
3 syllables
  • percentage
  • ratio
4 syllables
5 syllables
  • relative amount
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    What rhymes with proportion

    2 syllables
      3 syllables
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