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opalescent

How many syllables in opalescent?

  4 syllables

Divide opalescent into syllables:   o-pal-es-cent
Primary syllable stress:   o-pal-es-cent
Secondary syllable stress:   o-pal-es-cent
How to pronounce opalescent:   oh-puh-les-ent
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