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tension

How many syllables in tension?

  2 syllables

Divide tension into syllables:   ten-sion
Stressed syllable in tension:   ten-sion
How to pronounce tension:   ten-shun
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Synonyms for tension


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      What rhymes with tension

      2 syllables
      • gentian
      • pension
      • mention
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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