How many syllables in "confessions"?

"confessions" has 3 lettergrepen (con - fes - sions).

How to divide "confessions"?

"confessions" divides into 3 parts: con · fes · sions.

In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.

Say each syllable slowly (con... fes... sions) and listen on SayItVid.

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3 Lettergrepen

"confessions": 3 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:con·fes·sions

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con-FES-sions(con · fes · sions)○ ● ○

Stress in "confessions" falls on 2nd syllable.

IPA:⁄kənˈfɛʃənz⁄

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IPAkənˈfɛʃənz

Lettergrepencon·fes·sions

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speaking. Toltoy wrote about reading this story and what it did to him in his confessions and he said this is no fable. It is a real unanswerable truth. A statement that seems to be in the starkkest contrast to Bourhees

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How many syllables in "confessions"?: "confessions" has 3 lettergrepen (con - fes - sions).
How to divide "confessions"?: "confessions" divides into 3 parts: con · fes · sions.
Where is the stress in "confessions"?: In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.
How to practice saying "confessions"?: Say each syllable slowly (con... fes... sions) and listen on SayItVid.