How many syllables in "straightfaced"?

"straightfaced" has 3 lettergrepen (straig - htfa - ced).

How to divide "straightfaced"?

"straightfaced" divides into 3 parts: straig · htfa · ced.

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

Say each syllable slowly (straig... htfa... ced) and listen on SayItVid.

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3 Lettergrepen

"straightfaced": 3 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:straig·htfa·ced

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STRAIG-htfa-ced(straig · htfa · ced)● ○ ○

Stress in "straightfaced" falls on 1st syllable.

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Lettergrepenstraig·htfa·ced

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that they um you know, they walk into a room full of people and they're all strangers and they don't immediately get a smile out of anyone. Like, it's just kind of like kind of a straightfaced kind of people are like, "What are you kind of like kind of a straightfaced kind of people are like, "What are you

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