Number of syllables in the word 'lieutenant'

Find out how many syllables are there in the word lieutenant.

  1. No of syllables in lieutenant : 3
  2. Divide syllables in lieutenant : lieu-ten-ant

More about the word - lieutenant

  1. noun
  2. Synonyms : LT, LT., Lieut, Lieut., Lt., lieut
  3. Definition : The lowest Junior Commissioned Officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
  4. Definition : A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person - i.e. a manager to his director.
  5. Definition : The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.
  1. adjective
  2. Definition : A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.

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