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superfluous

How many syllables in superfluous?

  4 syllables

Divide superfluous into syllables:   su-per-flu-ous
Stressed syllable in superfluous:   su-per-flu-ous
How to pronounce superfluous:   soo-pur-floo-us
How to say superfluous:

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