administration

How many syllables in administration?

  5 syllables

Divide administration into syllables:   ad-min-is-tra-tion
Primary syllable stress:   ad-min-is-tra-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   ad-min-is-tra-tion
How to pronounce administration:   ad-min-uh-strey-shun
How to say administration:

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1 syllable
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