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intellectual

How many syllables in intellectual?

  5 syllables

Divide intellectual into syllables:   in-tel-lec-tu-al
Primary syllable stress:   in-tel-lec-tu-al
Secondary syllable stress:   in-tel-lec-tu-al
How to pronounce intellectual:   in-tl-ek-choo-ul
How to say intellectual:

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Synonyms for intellectual


1 syllable
  • mind
  • sage
2 syllables
  • brainy
  • highbrow
  • clever
  • thinker
3 syllables
  • erudite
  • studious
4 syllables
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What rhymes with intellectual

5 syllables
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