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spontaneous

How many syllables in spontaneous?

  4 syllables

Divide spontaneous into syllables:   spon-ta-ne-ous
Stressed syllable in spontaneous:   spon-ta-ne-ous
How to pronounce spontaneous:   spon-tey-nee-us
How to say spontaneous:

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    What rhymes with spontaneous

    4 syllables
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