superficial

How many syllables in superficial?

  4 syllables

Divide superficial into syllables:   su-per-fi-cial
Primary syllable stress:   su-per-fi-cial
Secondary syllable stress:   su-per-fi-cial
How to pronounce superficial:   soo-per-fish-ul
How to say superficial:

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Synonyms for superficial


1 syllable
  • slick
    2 syllables
    • facile
    • frothy
    • outward
    • professed
    • surface
    • flippant
    • outer
    • passing
    • shallow
    3 syllables
    • cursory
    4 syllables
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      3 syllables
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      • official
      4 syllables
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