nun

How many syllables in nun?

There is 1 syllable in the word nun.

How to pronounce nun:

abbess

abbot

abbé

anchoress

ancress

archbishop

bishop

bride of christ

churchman

clergyman

clergyperson

clergywoman

cleric

clerical

clerk

cloistress

conical buoy

conventual

curé

deacon

deaconess

dean

diocesan

divine

dominie

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The coda is the part of a syllable that follows the nucleus and can be a single consonant or a consonant cluster.

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