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frighten

How many syllables in frighten?

  2 syllables

Divide frighten into syllables:   fright-en
Stressed syllable in frighten:   fright-en
How to pronounce frighten:   frahyt-n
How to say frighten:

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Synonyms for frighten


1 syllable
  • chill
  • daunt
2 syllables
  • alarm
  • disturb
  • unnerve
  • bully
  • surprise
3 syllables
  • petrify
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with frighten

    1 syllable
    • white
      2 syllables
      • brighten
      • chitin
      • heighten
      • tighten
      • Titan
      • Triton
      • whitened
      • Brighton
      • chiton
      • lighten
      • titan
      • triton
      • whiten
      3 syllables
        4 syllables
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