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malefaction

How many syllables in malefaction?

  4 syllables

Divide malefaction into syllables:   mal-e-fac-tion
Primary syllable stress:   mal-e-fac-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   mal-e-fac-tion
How to pronounce malefaction:   mal-uh-fak-shun
How to say malefaction:

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