battle-ax

The # of syllables in battle-ax can be found in the Syllable Dictionary at HowManySyllables.com/syllables/battle-ax .

How many syllables in battle-ax?

3 syllables

Divide battle-ax into syllables: bat-tle-ax
Primary syllable stress: bat-tle-ax
Secondary syllable stress: bat-tle-ax
How to say battle-ax:

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