diphthongs - How many syllables are there in the word "fire"?


We were making up Haiku, and there was some disagreement about the number of syllables in "fire." Now granted Haiku isn't technically about syllables (see on), so technically it was a meaningless discussion.


However, I still do not know how many syllables are in "fire."


I understand an r-colored vowel might be at play.




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