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bittersweet

How many syllables in bittersweet?

  3 syllables

Divide bittersweet into syllables:   bit-ter-sweet
Primary syllable stress:   bit-ter-sweet
Secondary syllable stress:   bit-ter-sweet
How to say bittersweet:

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