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higgledy-piggledy

How many syllables in higgledy-piggledy?

  6 syllables

Divide higgledy-piggledy into syllables:   hig-gle-dy-pig-gle-dy
Primary syllable stress:   hig-gle-dy-pig-gle-dy
Secondary syllable stress:   hig-gle-dy-pig-gle-dy
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