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paucity

How many syllables in paucity?

  3 syllables

Divide paucity into syllables:   pau-ci-ty
Stressed syllable in paucity:   pau-ci-ty
How to pronounce paucity:   paw-si-tee
How to say paucity:

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Synonyms for paucity


1 syllable
  • dearth
  • lack
2 syllables
3 syllables
  • rarity
  • scarcity
  • scantiness
  • small number
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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