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irresponsible

How many syllables in irresponsible?

  5 syllables

Divide irresponsible into syllables:   ir-re-spon-si-ble
Primary syllable stress:   ir-re-spon-si-ble
Secondary syllable stress:   ir-re-spon-si-ble
How to pronounce irresponsible:   ih-res-pon-sib-ul
How to say irresponsible:

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