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ruination

How many syllables in ruination?

  4 syllables

Divide ruination into syllables:   ru-in-a-tion
Primary syllable stress:   ru-in-a-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   ru-in-a-tion
How to pronounce ruination:   roo-uh-ney-shun
How to say ruination:

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Synonyms for ruination


1 syllable
  • curse
  • end
2 syllables
  • ruin
3 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with ruination

    3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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