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wilderness

How many syllables in wilderness?

  3 syllables

Divide wilderness into syllables:   wil-der-ness
Stressed syllable in wilderness:   wil-der-ness
How to pronounce wilderness:   wil-der-nis
How to say wilderness:

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Synonyms for wilderness


1 syllable
  • wilds
    2 syllables
    3 syllables
    • rough country
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