How many syllables in contraction?

Contraction has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.

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Syllables in contraction

  • How many syllables in contraction?
    3 syllables
  • Divide contraction into syllables:
    con-trac-tion
  • Stressed syllable in contraction:
    con-trac-tion
  • How to pronounce contraction:
    kuntrakshun
  • IPA-notation:
    kʌntɹæˈkʃʌn
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  • Numbers of characters:
    11 (a, c, c, i, n, n, o, o, r, t, t)
  • Unique letters:
    7 (a, c, i, n, o, r, t)
  • Contraction backwards:
    noitcartnoc
  • Contraction sorted alphabetically:
    accinnoortt
How many syllables in contraction?
3 syllables
Divide contraction into syllables
con-trac-tion
Stressed syllable in contraction
con-trac-tion
How to pronounce contraction
kuntrakshun
IPA-notation
kʌntɹæˈkʃʌn
Say it
Spell it
Numbers of characters
11 (a, c, c, i, n, n, o, o, r, t, t)
Unique letters
7 (a, c, i, n, o, r, t)
contraction backwards
noitcartnoc
contraction sorted alphabetically
accinnoortt

Words like contraction

compression condensation decrease diminution reduction shortening shrinkage shrinking word

Contraction in a sentence

# Sentence  
1. An obstetrician estimates the progress of childbirth by measuring the time between each contraction.
2. "Can't" is a contraction of "can" and "not."
3. In addition to the manufacturing data, China's non-manufacturing services sector activity also posted its deepest contraction on record, dropping to 29.6 from 54.1 in January, according to another survey by China's NBS.
4. Investment bank Goldman Sachs forecast no U.S. economic growth for the first quarter of this year and an annualized rate contraction of 5% in the second quarter.
5. Mary had a contraction.
6. I used to think "shalt" was a contraction of "shall not."

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