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electrocute

How many syllables in electrocute?

  4 syllables

Divide electrocute into syllables:   e-lec-tro-cute
Primary syllable stress:   e-lec-tro-cute
Secondary syllable stress:   e-lec-tro-cute
How to pronounce electrocute:   ih-lek-truh-kyoot
How to say electrocute:

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What rhymes with electrocute

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