expectation

How many syllables in expectation?

  169257348 syllables

Divide expectation into syllables:   ex-pec-ta-tion
Primary syllable stress:   ex-pec-ta-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   ex-pec-ta-tion
How to pronounce expectation:   eks-pek-tay-shun
How to say expectation:

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