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pernickety

How many syllables in pernickety?

  291376548 syllables

Divide pernickety into syllables:   per-nick-et-y
Stressed syllable in pernickety:   per-nick-et-y
How to pronounce pernickety:   per-nik-i-tee
How to say pernickety:

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Synonyms for pernickety


3 syllables
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      What rhymes with pernickety

      4 syllables
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