3 three syllables
A way to check this is by putting your hand under your chin and seeing how many times your chin hits your hand as you say the word. This number is the number of syllables it has.
There are three Chinese syllables in the word "syllables."
The word 'answer' has 2 syllables. An-swer.
There are four syllables in the word "usually".
The word has three syllables.
The syllables in the word what is only 1 : "what".
The word apotex has three syllables. The syllables in the word are a-po-tex.
The word prophets has two syllables. The syllables of the word are pro-phets.
4 syllables are in the word di·ver·si·ty.
Their are two syllables in the word silly.
2 syllables are in the word nuisance. :)
2 syllables in the word weekend
The word burnol has two syllables. The syllables in the word are bur-nol.