pessimistic

How many syllables in pessimistic?

  186259374 syllables

Divide pessimistic into syllables:   pes-si-mis-tic
Primary syllable stress:   pes-si-mis-tic
Secondary syllable stress:   pes-si-mis-tic
How to pronounce pessimistic:   pes-uh-mis-tik
How to say pessimistic:

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