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specious

How many syllables in specious?

  2 syllables

Divide specious into syllables:   spe-cious
Stressed syllable in specious:   spe-cious
How to pronounce specious:   spee-shus
How to say specious:

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Synonyms for specious


1 syllable
  • false
  • wrong
  • sham
2 syllables
  • baseless
  • hollow
  • unsound
  • bogus
  • phony
  • untrue
3 syllables
4 syllables
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