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kindergarten

How many syllables in kindergarten?

  4 syllables

Divide kindergarten into syllables:   kin-der-gar-ten
Primary syllable stress:   kin-der-gar-ten
Secondary syllable stress:   kin-der-gar-ten
How to say kindergarten:

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