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octopus

How many syllables in octopus?

  164358792 syllables

Divide octopus into syllables:   oc-to-pus
Stressed syllable in octopus:   oc-to-pus
How to pronounce octopus:   ok-tuh-pus
How to say octopus:

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What rhymes with octopus

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