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cul-de-sac

How many syllables in cul-de-sac?

  3 syllables

Divide cul-de-sac into syllables:   cul-de-sac
Primary syllable stress:   cul-de-sac
Secondary syllable stress:   cul-de-sac
How to say cul-de-sac:

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