The words whole and place each have only one syllable. The words are pronounced with a single stress point.
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place only has one syllable
generosity has a total of five syllables in the whole word
There are 14 syllables.
There are 2 syllables.
Whole has one syllable.
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place only has one syllable
There are two syllables. Dis-place.
There are two syllables. Tren-ton.
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The word place has one syllable.
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generosity has a total of five syllables in the whole word
whole-heart-ed 3 syllables
There is one syllable. This means the whole word is the syllable.
2 - fire / works Some people might pronounce the whole word with 3 syllables, and the "fire" with 2 syllables - e.g. "fi -er-works"