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extemporaneous

How many syllables in extemporaneous?

  6 syllables

Divide extemporaneous into syllables:   ex-tem-po-ra-ne-ous
Primary syllable stress:   ex-tem-po-ra-ne-ous
Secondary syllable stress:   ex-tem-po-ra-ne-ous
How to pronounce extemporaneous:   ik-stem-per-ey-nee-us
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