How many syllables in leg?

There is 1 syllable in the word leg.

Divide leg into syllables:

leg (noun):: the part of such a limb between the knee and foot; one of a series of games, matches, or parts of games; a limb of an animal used especially for supporting the body and for walking such as; one of the paired vertebrate limbs that in bipeds extend from the top of the thigh to the foot; a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle.

ankle

ankle joint

articulatio genus

articulatio talocruralis

bandy leg

bandyleg

body

bow leg

bowleg

branch

calf

calf bone

crus

fibula

foot

genu

genu valgum

genu varum

human foot

human knee

knee

knee joint

knock-knee

leg bone

limb

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