instigation

How many syllables in instigation?

  4 syllables

Divide instigation into syllables:   in-sti-ga-tion
Primary syllable stress:   in-sti-ga-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   in-sti-ga-tion
How to pronounce instigation:   in-sti-gey-shun
How to say instigation:

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