discrimination

How many syllables in discrimination?

  5 syllables

Divide discrimination into syllables:   dis-crim-i-na-tion
Primary syllable stress:   dis-crim-i-na-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   dis-crim-i-na-tion
How to pronounce discrimination:   dih-skrim-uh-ney-shun
How to say discrimination:

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