How many syllables in sheep?

There is 1 syllable in the word sheep.

Divide sheep into syllables:

sheep (noun):: woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat.; one (o. aries) long domesticated especially for its flesh and wool; any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male

angel

black sheep

bovid

colt

domestic sheep

dove

ewe

flock

fold

genus ovis

herd

innocent

lamb

ovis

ovis aries

ram

saint

sucker

tup

virgin

wether

withers

wolf

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