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canyon

How many syllables in canyon?

  2 syllables

Divide canyon into syllables:   can-yon
Stressed syllable in canyon:   can-yon
How to pronounce canyon:   kan-yun
How to say canyon:

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Synonyms for canyon


1 syllable
  • chasm
  • gorge
  • rift
  • gap
  • gulch
2 syllables
  • coulee
  • ravine
  • gully
  • valley
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What rhymes with canyon

2 syllables
  • banyan
    3 syllables
    • canion
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