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suspension

How many syllables in suspension?

  3 syllables

Divide suspension into syllables:   sus-pen-sion
Stressed syllable in suspension:   sus-pen-sion
How to pronounce suspension:   sus-pen-shon
How to say suspension:

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Synonyms for suspension


1 syllable
  • pause
    2 syllables
    • delay
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
        5 syllables
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          What rhymes with suspension

          2 syllables
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