contraction

How many syllables in contraction?

  458962731 syllables

Divide contraction into syllables:   con-trac-tion
Stressed syllable in contraction:   con-trac-tion
How to pronounce contraction:   kun-trak-shun
How to say contraction:

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Synonyms for contraction


1 syllable
  • spasm
  • twitch
  • tic
2 syllables
  • short form
  • thinning
3 syllables
  • ellipsis
  • reduction
  • slimming down
  • tightening
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    What rhymes with contraction

    2 syllables
    • action
    • fraction
    • faction
    • traction
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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