Number of syllables in the word 'alternative'

1. No of syllables in alternative : 4
2. Divide syllables in alternative : al-ter-na-tive

More about the word - alternative

1. noun
2. Definition : A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
3. Definition : One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
4. Definition : The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
5. Definition : Alternative rock

1. adjective
2. Definition : Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
3. Definition : Other; different from something else.
4. Definition : Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
5. Definition : Alternate, reciprocal.

Sources:

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alternative