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investigation

How many syllables in investigation?

  5 syllables

Divide investigation into syllables:   in-ves-ti-ga-tion
Primary syllable stress:   in-ves-ti-ga-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   in-ves-ti-ga-tion
How to pronounce investigation:   in-ves-ti-gey-shun
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