How many syllables in mistress?

There are 2 syllables in the word mistress.

How to pronounce mistress:

mistress (noun):: a woman who has power, authority, or ownership such as; an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man.; a woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is usually married to somebody else

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owner

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