How many syllables in lad?

There is 1 syllable in the word lad.

How to pronounce lad:

lad (noun):: a boy or man.; a boy or young man; a male person of any age between early boyhood and maturity boy, youth

adolescent

blighter

bloke

boy

boychick

boychik

boyo

chap

cub

cuss

dog

fella

feller

fellow

gent

kid

laddie

male

male person

nipper

shaver

sonny

sonny boy

stripling

teenager

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Words like 'Wednesday' and 'February' often have their middle syllables reduced or dropped in casual speech, showing syllable elision.

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