decentralization

How many syllables in decentralization?

  6 syllables

Divide decentralization into syllables:   de-cen-tral-i-za-tion
Primary syllable stress:   de-cen-tral-i-za-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   de-cen-tral-i-za-tion
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