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needlefish

How many syllables in needlefish?

  3 syllables

Divide needlefish into syllables:   nee-dle-fish
Primary syllable stress:   nee-dle-fish
Secondary syllable stress:   nee-dle-fish
How to pronounce needlefish:   need-l-fish
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