How many syllables in ladder?

There are 2 syllables in the word ladder.

How to pronounce ladder:

ladder (noun):: steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down.; a portable frame consisting of two long parallel supports connected by steps, for climbing up or down; a structure for climbing up or down that consists essentially of two long sidepieces joined at intervals by crosspieces on which one may step

articulated ladder

extension ladder

graduation

hierarchy

jack ladder

jacob's ladder

level

monkey ladder

ordering

pilot ladder

ranking

ravel

rope ladder

run

rundle

rung

scale

sea ladder

sea steps

sequence

series

set of steps

spoke

stairs

step ladder

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