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motorcar

How many syllables in motorcar?

  3 syllables

Divide motorcar into syllables:   mo-tor-car
Primary syllable stress:   mo-tor-car
Secondary syllable stress:   mo-tor-car
How to pronounce motorcar:   moh-ter-kahr
How to say motorcar:

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