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convalescent

How many syllables in convalescent?

  4 syllables

Divide convalescent into syllables:   con-va-les-cent
Primary syllable stress:   con-va-les-cent
Secondary syllable stress:   con-va-les-cent
How to pronounce convalescent:   kon-vuh-les-ent
How to say convalescent:

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