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embarrassing

4 syllables
stressed syllable bar
12 letters

Syllables: em-bar-rass-ing: 4 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say.
Stressed syllable: The 2nd syllable is stressed: em-BAR-rass-ing.
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ/ in American English.
Stress position: The stress falls on the third syllable from the end (2nd of 4), as in BEAU-ti-ful and pho-TOG-ra-phy. Words ending in -ity and -ical work this way.
Line break: At the end of a line you can break it as em-barrassing, embar-rassing, embarrass-ing.

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How do you divide embarrassing into syllables?

embarrassing divides as em-bar-rass-ing. em-bar-rass-ing: 4 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say.

How many syllables are in embarrassing?

Embarrassing has 4 syllables (em-bar-rass-ing).

Which syllable is stressed in embarrassing?

The stressed syllable in embarrassing is bar. The 2nd syllable is stressed: em-BAR-rass-ing.

How do you pronounce embarrassing?

/ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ/ in American English.