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hyphen

How many syllables in hyphen?

  2 syllables

Divide hyphen into syllables:   hy-phen
Stressed syllable in hyphen:   hy-phen
How to pronounce hyphen:   hahy-fun
How to say hyphen:

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What rhymes with hyphen

2 syllables
  • siphon
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