Every word has syllables. Patient has 2. Pa-tient.
There are two syllables like so: pa-tients.
The word "inpatient" is a noun that means a patient who resides in hospital while under treatment. The word "inpatient" can be hyphenated as "in-patient" to avoid confusion with the adjective "impatient". However, the word "inpatient" has three syllables and does not need a hyphen.
The word 'answer' has 2 syllables. An-swer.
There are three syllables in the word syllables.
There are four syllables in the word "usually".
The word annoy has two syllables. The syllables of the word are an-noy.
The word pilot has two syllables. The syllables in the word are pi-lot.
The word lady has two syllables. The syllables of the word are la-dy.
The word apotex has three syllables. The syllables in the word are a-po-tex.
There are three syllables in the word taxation. The syllables of the word are tax-a-tion.
The word prophets has two syllables. The syllables of the word are pro-phets.
The word medium has three syllables. The syllables of the word are me-di-um.