paralysis
How many syllables in paralysis?
There are 4 syllables in the word paralysis.How to pronounce paralysis:
Synonyms for paralysis:
akinesia
akinesis
alalia
cerebral palsy
cystoparalysis
cystoplegia
debilitation
debility
decrepitude
diplegia
disability
disfunction
dysfunction
erb's palsy
erb-duchenne paralysis
feebleness
immobility
impairment
lameness
monoplegia
multiple sclerosis
ophthalmoplegia
palsy
paraplegia
paresis
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- paparazzi
- pantechnicon
- palladium
- ovulation
- oviparous
- overthinking
- overgrazing
- overbalance
- otopyorrhea
- otherworldly
- osteosis
- ossiferous
- osorio
- ortography
- orology
- orologist
- ornithopter
- origami
- orientative
- orientation
- orientated
- organosol
- organizate
- organistic
- orellana
- oregoni
- ordinances
- ordalium
- orchestrating
- orchestrated
- oratoric
- orational
- oralogy
- oquendo
- optologist
- optionor
- optimeter
- opportunist
- opponency
- oppenheimer
- opinator
- ophiuchus
- operative
- opacity
- opacifies
- onychitis
- onolatry
- omnipotence
- omnificent
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Syllable Fun Fact
Gemination, or the doubling of consonants, can affect syllable structure by creating longer consonant sounds within or between syllables.
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