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shortcoming

How many syllables in shortcoming?

  642938157 syllables

Divide shortcoming into syllables:   short-com-ing
Primary syllable stress:   short-com-ing
Secondary syllable stress:   short-com-ing
How to pronounce shortcoming:   shawrt-kuhm-ing
How to say shortcoming:

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    What rhymes with shortcoming

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