How many syllables in close?

There is 1 syllable in the word close.

How to pronounce close:

bang

bung

draw

roll up

seal

seal off

shut

shutter

slat

snap

abroad

away

deep

distant

far

far away

far off

far-flung

far-off

faraway

out of the way

outlying

remote

removed

unsociable

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Syllable Fun Fact

Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.

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