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contrarian

How many syllables in contrarian?

  4 syllables

Divide contrarian into syllables:   con-trar-i-an
How to pronounce contrarian:   kun-trair-ee-yan
How to say contrarian:

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3 syllables
  • carrion
  • Marian
  • clarion
4 syllables
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