How many syllables in nerves?

There is 1 syllable in the word nerves.

How to pronounce nerves:

boldness

brass

butterflies

cheek

face

heart

heebie-jeebies

jitters

mental condition

mental state

mental strain

mettle

nerve

nervous strain

nervousness

nervus

psychological condition

psychological state

shakes

shivers

spunk

strain

willies

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Syllable Fun Fact

Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.

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