hairsplitting

How many syllables in hairsplitting?

  3 syllables

Divide hairsplitting into syllables:   hair-split-ting
Primary syllable stress:   hair-split-ting
Secondary syllable stress:   hair-split-ting
How to pronounce hairsplitting:   hair-split-ing
How to say hairsplitting:

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