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earwig

How many syllables in earwig?

  2 syllables

Divide earwig into syllables:   ear-wig
Primary syllable stress:   ear-wig
Secondary syllable stress:   ear-wig
How to pronounce earwig:   eer-wig
How to say earwig:

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2 syllables
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