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diabetic

How many syllables in diabetic?

  4 syllables

Divide diabetic into syllables:   di-a-bet-ic
Primary syllable stress:   di-a-bet-ic
Secondary syllable stress:   di-a-bet-ic
How to pronounce diabetic:   dahy-uh-bet-ik
How to say diabetic:

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