Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Cheney?

cheney has 2 syllables

ch-eney

Cheney is a surname that means 'oak wood'

The first syllable 'Che' has a vowel 'e' and a consonant 'Ch'. The second syllable 'ney' has two vowels 'e' and 'y'.

Noun

Mr. Cheney is my neighbor.

'I believe that the freedom of man is inextricably tied to the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and Cheney's attempt to silence his critics violates both.' - Harry Reid
'Cheney's a different breed altogether. He's the devil. I feel very strongly about that.' - Harry Whittington
'I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign-policy matters with war on my mind... Every morning, I get a brief from the CIA on the world's hot spots. Cheney comes in at about 8:30 a.m. and he briefs me on the intel.' - George W. Bush
'Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That's power. It only helps us when they get it wrong. When they're blind to who we are and what we're doing.' - Karl Rove
'As a lifelong rancher, I know that Cheney is not a sportsman. He's a shooter - and he's not a very good one. I've never seen him take down a bird, ever.' - Tom Bené