How many syllables in dab?

There is 1 syllable in the word dab.

How to pronounce dab:

apply

blot

mop

pat

press

put on

stroke

swab

swob

tap

touch

wipe

abrade

excoriate

exfoliate

pare

peel

peel away

sand

scour

scrape

scratch

scrub

strip

strip away

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English allows for a wide range of consonant clusters in syllable codas, as in 'texts' with four consonant sounds.

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