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How many syllables in Ordeal?

ordeal has 2 syllables

or-deal

a difficult or painful experience, especially one that lasts for a long time

The first syllable, 'or', has one vowel 'o' and one consonant 'r'. The second syllable, 'deal', has one vowel 'e' and two consonants 'd' and 'l'.

Noun

The marathon was an ordeal for the runners.

The ordeal can be a path to self-discovery and empowerment. - Laura Ramirez
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity. - Elvis Presley
The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil. - Thomas Aquinas
The ordeal of balance in our time is the proper orientation toward the whole - toward life as a whole, toward the organic wholeness of nature, and toward the mystery of existence itself. - Thomas Berry