One syllable.
one
one
Memory is not one or two syllables; it is three syllables.
the word fruit has only one syllable
There is one syllable in the word 'fruit'.
Two syllables
"Squirrels" has two syllables. It is frequently pronounced with one, but it has two.
There are two distinct vowel sounds separated by consonants. First is a short "a" as in "cat", and second is an unstressed neutral syllable called a schwa which is represented by an upside-down e. Say it out loud. aaah - pull. Two sounds, two syllables.
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The word is all one syllable.
There are two syllables in 'brother'. Bro-ther.
A one syllable word only has one syllable. For examples, consider the differences between these words for syllable counts:on (one syllable), versus onward (two syllables)up (one syllable), versus upward (two syllables)two one syllable), versus twofold (two syllables)to (one syllable), versus toward (two syllables)house (one syllable), versus household (two syllables)store (one syllable), versus storeroom (two syllables)mail (one syllable), versus mailbox (two syllables)