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lighthouse

How many syllables in lighthouse?

  2 syllables

Divide lighthouse into syllables:   light-house
Primary syllable stress:   light-house
Secondary syllable stress:   light-house
How to pronounce lighthouse:   lite-hous
How to say lighthouse:

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