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pontifex

How many syllables in pontifex?

  3 syllables

Divide pontifex into syllables:   pon-ti-fex
Stressed syllable in pontifex:   pon-ti-fex
How to pronounce pontifex:   pon-tuh-feks
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What rhymes with pontifex

1 syllable
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