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doyen

How many syllables in doyen?

  2 syllables

Divide doyen into syllables:   doy-en
Primary syllable stress:   doy-en
Secondary syllable stress:   doy-en
How to say doyen:

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What rhymes with doyen

2 syllables
  • again
  • Ardennes
  • bull pen
  • Cayenne
  • domaine
  • fen-phen
  • hang ten
  • hymen
  • light pen
  • moorhen
  • Phnom Penh
  • playpen
  • RN
  • somewhen
  • Turenne
  • amen
  • Big Ben
  • cayenne
  • Chosen
  • doyenne
  • game hen
  • hapten
  • Karen
  • marsh hen
  • peahen
  • pigpen
  • Rn
  • Sheyenne
  • Touraine
3 syllables
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