How many syllables in falcon?

There are 2 syllables in the word falcon.

Divide falcon into syllables:

falcon (noun):: compare tiercel; peregrine falcon; any of various hawks trained for use in falconry; diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight.

american kestrel

caracara

falco columbarius

falco peregrinus

falco rusticolus

falco sparverius

falco subbuteo

falco tinnunculus

falconidae

family falconidae

gerfalcon

gyrfalcon

hawk

hobby

kestrel

merlin

peregrine

peregrine falcon

sparrow hawk

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