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insufficient

How many syllables in insufficient?

  4 syllables

Divide insufficient into syllables:   in-suf-fi-cient
Primary syllable stress:   in-suf-fi-cient
Secondary syllable stress:   in-suf-fi-cient
How to pronounce insufficient:   in-suh-fish-ent
How to say insufficient:

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2 syllables
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