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saltpeter

How many syllables in saltpeter?

  3 syllables

Divide saltpeter into syllables:   salt-pe-ter
Primary syllable stress:   salt-pe-ter
Secondary syllable stress:   salt-pe-ter
How to pronounce saltpeter:   sawlt-pee-ter
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