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unexpectedly

How many syllables in unexpectedly?

  5 syllables

Divide unexpectedly into syllables:   un-ex-pect-ed-ly
Primary syllable stress:   un-ex-pect-ed-ly
Secondary syllable stress:   un-ex-pect-ed-ly
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