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wagtail

How many syllables in wagtail?

  2 syllables

Divide wagtail into syllables:   wag-tail
Primary syllable stress:   wag-tail
Secondary syllable stress:   wag-tail
How to pronounce wagtail:   wag-teyl
How to say wagtail:

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