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surveillance

3 syllables
stressed syllable veil
12 letters

Syllables: sur-veil-lance: 3 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say. The final e is silent, so it doesn't add a syllable.
Stressed syllable: The 2nd syllable is stressed: sur-VEIL-lance.
Pronunciation: /sɚˈveɪləns/ in American English.
Stress position: The stress falls on the next-to-last syllable (2nd of 3), as in TA-ble, ba-NA-na and in-for-MA-tion. Words ending in -tion and -sion always work this way.
Line break: At the end of a line you can break it as sur-veillance, surveil-lance.

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How do you divide surveillance into syllables?

surveillance divides as sur-veil-lance. sur-veil-lance: 3 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say. The final e is silent, so it doesn't add a syllable.

How many syllables are in surveillance?

Surveillance has 3 syllables (sur-veil-lance).

Which syllable is stressed in surveillance?

The stressed syllable in surveillance is veil. The 2nd syllable is stressed: sur-VEIL-lance.

How do you pronounce surveillance?

/sɚˈveɪləns/ in American English.