How many syllables in affair?

There are 2 syllables in the word affair.

How to pronounce affair:

affair (noun):: a vaguely specified concern.; a thing to be done or attended to; commercial, professional, public, or personal business

activity

affaire

amour

business

circumstance

concern

dalliance

episode

event

fling

function

happening

incident

intimacy

intrigue

involvement

issue

least

liaison

love

love affair

matter

occasion

occurrence

proceeding

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