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backstitch

How many syllables in backstitch?

  2 syllables

Divide backstitch into syllables:   back-stitch
Primary syllable stress:   back-stitch
Secondary syllable stress:   back-stitch
How to pronounce backstitch:   bak-stich
How to say backstitch:

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