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tentacle

How many syllables in tentacle?

  3 syllables

Divide tentacle into syllables:   ten-ta-cle
Stressed syllable in tentacle:   ten-ta-cle
How to pronounce tentacle:   ten-tuh-kal
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Synonyms for tentacle


1 syllable
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    What rhymes with tentacle

    3 syllables
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