How many syllables in schwa?

There is 1 syllable in the word schwa.

Divide schwa into syllables:

schwa (noun):: noun. a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables.; an unstressed mid-central vowel (such as the usual sound of the first and last vowels of the english word america)

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shwa

vowel sound

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