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tomfoolery

How many syllables in tomfoolery?

  4 syllables

Divide tomfoolery into syllables:   tom-fool-er-y
Primary syllable stress:   tom-fool-er-y
Secondary syllable stress:   tom-fool-er-y
How to pronounce tomfoolery:   tom-foo-ler-ee
How to say tomfoolery:

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