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horsepower

How many syllables in horsepower?

  3 syllables

Divide horsepower into syllables:   horse-pow-er
Primary syllable stress:   horse-pow-er
Secondary syllable stress:   horse-pow-er
How to pronounce horsepower:   hawrs-pou-er
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