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alien

How many syllables in alien?

  3 syllables

Divide alien into syllables:   a-li-en
How to say alien:

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Synonyms for alien


1 syllable
  • strange
    2 syllables
    • foreign
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      What rhymes with alien

      3 syllables
      • balian
        4 syllables
          5 syllables
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