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suffocation

How many syllables in suffocation?

  4 syllables

Divide suffocation into syllables:   suf-fo-ca-tion
Primary syllable stress:   suf-fo-ca-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   suf-fo-ca-tion
How to say suffocation:

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