perspicacious

How many syllables in perspicacious?

  4 syllables

Divide perspicacious into syllables:   per-spi-ca-cious
Primary syllable stress:   per-spi-ca-cious
Secondary syllable stress:   per-spi-ca-cious
How to pronounce perspicacious:   pur-spi-key-shus
How to say perspicacious:

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1 syllable
  • sharp
  • wise
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2 syllables
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