permissive

How many syllables in permissive?

  318249576 syllables

Divide permissive into syllables:   per-mis-sive
Stressed syllable in permissive:   per-mis-sive
How to pronounce permissive:   per-mis-iv
How to say permissive:

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1 syllable
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      2 syllables
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