One or two, depending on your accent or preference. To my ear the word has one syllable, but many say SOY-uhl. This is an acceptable pronunciation. Think of the made up word soilhunting, which might be the activity of a farmer looking for the most arable land to buy. It is not likely that you would say it: SOY-uhl-hun-ting. You would give the stress to the entire segment SOIL.
Soil has one syllable.
The word has three syllables.
The word managed has two syllables. The syllables in the word are man-aged.
There are two syllables in the word woman. The syllables of the word are wo-man.
There are two syllables in the word cupcakes. The syllables in the word are cup-cakes.
Soil has one syllable.
soi-led has two syllables.
Two syllables in the word teacher.
The word 'answer' has 2 syllables. An-swer.
There are four syllables in the word "usually".
The syllables in the word what is only 1 : "what".
The word has three syllables.
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 burnol has two syllables. The syllables in the word are bur-nol.
The word unwrap has two syllables. The syllables in the word are un-wrap.