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tapeworm

How many syllables in tapeworm?

  2 syllables

Divide tapeworm into syllables:   tape-worm
Primary syllable stress:   tape-worm
Secondary syllable stress:   tape-worm
How to pronounce tapeworm:   teyp-wurm
How to say tapeworm:

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