How many syllables in rod?

There is 1 syllable in the word rod.

How to pronounce rod:

rod (noun):: osier; punishment; a shepherd's cudgel; any rod-shaped bacterium.; a stick or bundle of twigs used to punish; a thin straight pole made of wood or metal; a pole with a line and usually a reel attached for fishing; a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush

bacteria

bacterium

bar

bastinade

bastinado

bat

baton

billy

billy club

birch

bludgeon

cane

club

crook

cudgel

dowel

gat

hammer

mace

mallet

nightstick

perch

pole

retinal rod

rod cell

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hindrance

injury

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