How many syllables in volatile?

There are 3 syllables in the word volatile.

How to pronounce volatile:

volatile (adjective):: (of circumstances) liable to sudden change; characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change; evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.

arbitrary

capricious

changeable

changeful

erratic

evaporable

explosive

fickle

fluctuating

fluid

inconsistent

inconstant

mercurial

mutable

shaky

shifting

temperamental

uncertain

unpredictable

unreliable

unsettled

unstable

unsteady

vaporific

vaporizable

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