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suspicious

3 syllables
stressed syllable pi
10 letters

Syllables: sus-pi-cious: 3 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say.
Stressed syllable: The 2nd syllable is stressed: sus-PI-cious.
Pronunciation: /səsˈpɪʃəs/ 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 sus-picious, suspi-cious.

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How do you divide suspicious into syllables?

suspicious divides as sus-pi-cious. sus-pi-cious: 3 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say.

How many syllables are in suspicious?

Suspicious has 3 syllables (sus-pi-cious).

Which syllable is stressed in suspicious?

The stressed syllable in suspicious is pi. The 2nd syllable is stressed: sus-PI-cious.

How do you pronounce suspicious?

/səsˈpɪʃəs/ in American English.