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curiosity

How many syllables in curiosity?

  5 syllables

Divide curiosity into syllables:   cu-ri-os-i-ty
Primary syllable stress:   cu-ri-os-i-ty
Secondary syllable stress:   cu-ri-os-i-ty
How to pronounce curiosity:   kyoor-ee-os-i-tee
How to say curiosity:

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3 syllables
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    What rhymes with curiosity

    4 syllables
    5 syllables
    6 syllables
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