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kettledrum

How many syllables in kettledrum?

  3 syllables

Divide kettledrum into syllables:   ket-tle-drum
Primary syllable stress:   ket-tle-drum
Secondary syllable stress:   ket-tle-drum
How to pronounce kettledrum:   ket-l-druhm
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