How many syllables in fearful?

There are 2 syllables in the word fearful.

Divide fearful into syllables:

fearful (adjective):: afraid and full of fear; causing fear or dread or terror.; causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality

afraid

alarmed

alarming

apprehensive

awful

creepy

dire

direful

disturbing

dread

dreaded

dreadful

eerie

eery

fearsome

forbidding

formidable

frightened

frightening

frightful

ghastly

gruesome

horrible

horrific

horrifying

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