How many syllables in hoof?

There is 1 syllable in the word hoof.

Divide hoof into syllables:

hoof (noun):: the foot of an ungulate mammal.; the horny covering of the end of the foot in the horse, deer, and certain other mammals; a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw

cloot

cloven foot

cloven hoof

foot

hoofed mammal

horse's foot

toe

trotter

ungulate

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