misunderstanding

How many syllables in misunderstanding?

  5 syllables

Divide misunderstanding into syllables:   mis-un-der-stand-ing
Primary syllable stress:   mis-un-der-stand-ing
Secondary syllable stress:   mis-un-der-stand-ing
How to pronounce misunderstanding:   mis-un-der-stan-ding
How to say misunderstanding:

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