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actress

How many syllables in actress?

  2 syllables

Divide actress into syllables:   ac-tress
Stressed syllable in actress:   ac-tress
How to pronounce actress:   ak-tris
How to say actress:

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Synonyms for actress


2 syllables
  • artist
  • player
  • artiste
3 syllables
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