How many syllables in dieresis?

There are 3 syllables in the word dieresis.

How to pronounce dieresis:

dieresis (noun):: noun. a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound.; a mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable (as in naïve or brontë) compare umlaut

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