patient

The # of syllables in patient can be found in the Syllable Dictionary at HowManySyllables.com/syllables/patient .

How many syllables in patient?

2 syllables

Divide patient into syllables: pa-tient
Stressed syllable in patient: pa-tient
How to pronounce patient: pey-shunt
How to say patient:

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