Number of syllables in the word 'phalanx'

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

  1. No of syllables in phalanx : 2
  2. Divide syllables in phalanx : phal-anx

More about the word - phalanx

  1. noun
  2. Synonyms : phalange
  3. Definition : (plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
  4. Definition : (historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
  5. Definition : (plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
  6. Definition : (plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.

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