How many syllables in especially?

There are 4 syllables in the word especially.

How to pronounce especially:

especially (adverb):: specially sense 1; to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common.

in particular

particularly

peculiarly

personally

specially

specifically

a bit

a little

a little bit

a shade

a trifle

adequately

almost

ambiguously

averagely

barely

broadly

by no means

calmly

commonly

comparatively

compassionately

easily

faintly

fairly

for general use

frequently

generally

gently

hardly

hardly at all

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