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extortionate

How many syllables in extortionate?

  4 syllables

Divide extortionate into syllables:   ex-tor-tion-ate
Stressed syllable in extortionate:   ex-tor-tion-ate
How to pronounce extortionate:   ik-stawr-shuh-nit
How to say extortionate:

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