How many syllables in preventing?
Syllables in preventing
3
pre·vent·ing
Preventing has three syllables. The stress falls on the second syllable.
How to say preventing
| Said as /pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/ | 3 syllables, pre-VENT-ing · da-DUM-da |
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| Said as /pɹiˈvɛntɪŋ/ | 3 syllables, pre-VENT-ing · da-DUM-da |
| Stress | Second syllable |
| Letters | 10 |
To count it yourself, say preventing slowly and listen for each vowel sound: pre, vent, ing. Each beat is one syllable.
Words that rhyme with preventing
- representing
- presenting
- implementing
- renting
- experimenting
- inventing
- dissenting
- venting
- consenting
- unrelenting
- lamenting
- complimenting
- reinventing
- supplementing
- cementing
- complementing
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Questions
- How many syllables are in preventing?
- Preventing has three syllables.
- How do you divide preventing into syllables?
- Preventing divides as pre-vent-ing.
- Which syllable is stressed in preventing?
- The second syllable (pre-VENT-ing).