apprehensive

How many syllables in apprehensive?

  612859374 syllables

Divide apprehensive into syllables:   ap-pre-hen-sive
Primary syllable stress:   ap-pre-hen-sive
Secondary syllable stress:   ap-pre-hen-sive
How to pronounce apprehensive:   ap-ri-hen-siv
How to say apprehensive:

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