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accelerator

How many syllables in accelerator?

  5 syllables

Divide accelerator into syllables:   ac-cel-er-a-tor
Primary syllable stress:   ac-cel-er-a-tor
Secondary syllable stress:   ac-cel-er-a-tor
How to pronounce accelerator:   ak-sel-er-ey-ter
How to say accelerator:

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