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insufficiency

How many syllables in insufficiency?

  5 syllables

Divide insufficiency into syllables:   in-suf-fi-cien-cy
Primary syllable stress:   in-suf-fi-cien-cy
Secondary syllable stress:   in-suf-fi-cien-cy
How to pronounce insufficiency:   in-suh-fish-un-see
How to say insufficiency:

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Synonyms for insufficiency


1 syllable
  • dearth
  • lack
2 syllables
  • absence
  • shortage
3 syllables
  • deficit
  • paucity
  • scarcity
4 syllables
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