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unexpected

How many syllables in unexpected?

  4 syllables

Divide unexpected into syllables:   un-ex-pect-ed
Primary syllable stress:   un-ex-pect-ed
Secondary syllable stress:   un-ex-pect-ed
How to pronounce unexpected:   un-ik-spek-tid
How to say unexpected:

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Synonyms for unexpected


1 syllable
  • queer
  • strange
2 syllables
  • abrupt
  • funny
  • unplanned
  • freaky
  • sudden
3 syllables
4 syllables
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