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layman

How many syllables in layman?

  2 syllables

Divide layman into syllables:   lay-man
Stressed syllable in layman:   lay-man
How to pronounce layman:   ley-mun
How to say layman:

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What rhymes with layman

2 syllables
  • bayman
  • caiman
  • cayman
  • daemon
  • Damon
  • flamen
  • laymen
  • stamen
  • Yemen
  • Bremen
  • caman
  • clayman
  • daman
  • drayman
  • Haman
  • shaman
  • wayman
  • Zama
3 syllables
  • foramen
  • shireman
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