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escalator

How many syllables in escalator?

  4 syllables

Divide escalator into syllables:   es-ca-la-tor
Primary syllable stress:   es-ca-la-tor
Secondary syllable stress:   es-ca-la-tor
How to pronounce escalator:   es-kuh-ley-ter
How to say escalator:

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