How many syllables in swan?

There is 1 syllable in the word swan.

How to pronounce swan:

swan (noun):: stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult.; any of various large heavy-bodied long-necked mostly pure white aquatic birds (family anatidae, especially genus cygnus) that have webbed feet and are related to but larger than the geese

anatidae

aquatic bird

black swan

cob

coscoroba

cygnet

cygnus atratus

cygnus buccinator

cygnus cygnus

cygnus olor

family anatidae

mute swan

pen

swan's down

trumpeter

trumpeter swan

tundra swan

whooper

whooper swan

go direct

run

settle

stay

stride

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