painstaking

How many syllables in painstaking?

365491782 syllables

Divide painstaking into syllables: pains-tak-ing
Primary syllable stress: pains-tak-ing
Secondary syllable stress: pains-tak-ing
How to say painstaking: painstaking syllables

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