How many syllables in creek?

There is 1 syllable in the word creek.

Divide creek into syllables:

creek (noun):: a narrow inlet or bay; a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river; a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river).

bay

bayou

beck

bight

brook

brooklet

burn

canal

cove

firth or frith

inlet

rill

rivulet

runnel

runoff

stream

streamlet

tributary

watercourse

source

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