How many syllables in helicopter?

There are 4 syllables in the word helicopter.

How to pronounce helicopter:

helicopter (noun):: an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades.; an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes

blade

cargo helicopter

chopper

copter

eggbeater

heavier-than-air craft

helo

landing skid

rotor

shuttle helicopter

single-rotor helicopter

skyhook

vane

whirlybird

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