Number of syllables in the word 'initial'

1. No of syllables in initial : 3
2. Divide syllables in initial : in-i-tial

More about the word - initial

1. noun
2. Synonyms : drop cap, versal
3. Definition : The first letter of a word or a name.
4. Definition : In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
5. Definition : A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
6. Definition : Onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.

1. verb
2. Definition : To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.

1. adjective
2. Synonyms : incipient, opening
3. Definition : Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
4. Definition : Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

Sources:

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