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threaten

Syllables: threat-en: 2 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say.
Stressed syllable: The 1st syllable is stressed: THREAT-en.
Pronunciation: /ˈθrɛtən/ in American English.
Stress position: The stress falls on the next-to-last syllable (1st of 2), as in TA-ble, ba-NA-na and in-for-MA-tion. Words ending in -tion and -sion always work this way.
Line break: Better not to break it at the end of a line (too short, or it would leave one or two letters alone).

Words that rhyme with threaten

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How do you divide threaten into syllables?

threaten divides as threat-en. threat-en: 2 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say.

How many syllables are in threaten?

Threaten has 2 syllables (threat-en).

Which syllable is stressed in threaten?

The stressed syllable in threaten is threat. The 1st syllable is stressed: THREAT-en.

How do you pronounce threaten?

/ˈθrɛtən/ in American English.