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earwax

How many syllables in earwax?

  2 syllables

Divide earwax into syllables:   ear-wax
Primary syllable stress:   ear-wax
Secondary syllable stress:   ear-wax
How to pronounce earwax:   eer-waks
How to say earwax:

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1 syllable
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    2 syllables
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