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saxophone

How many syllables in saxophone?

  3 syllables

Divide saxophone into syllables:   sax-o-phone
Stressed syllable in saxophone:   sax-o-phone
How to pronounce saxophone:   sak-suh-fohn
How to say saxophone:

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