Gingerbread has three syllables.
There is one syllable for the word what.
This is a list of possible words made from the word gingerbread, also known as anagrams:aabridgeadageagingangeraridbadbadgerbanbandbanebarbargebarnbeadbeardbedbeebeenbeerbebeingbergbinbindbierbingebirdbradbragbraidbrainbreadbredbreedbridebridgebrinebringdabdangerdeardeerdendigdindinedinerdirgedraindrageagerearearnededgeeraerrgabgadgaggainganggardengearGerbergigginGingergrabgradgradegraingrangeideaininbredireragrageraidrainrangrangerangerrarereadReadingrearredreedreinrenderridridgerigrindringringer
Four in the entire phrase: three in "gingerbread" and one in "man."
The word "have" has just one syllable.
The word "tell" has one syllable.
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The word plant has one syllable. This means that there is no syllable divide for this word.
The word "to" has one syllable.
In the word "the", there is one syllable.