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lichen

How many syllables in lichen?

  2 syllables

Divide lichen into syllables:   li-chen
Stressed syllable in lichen:   li-chen
How to pronounce lichen:   lahy-kun
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What rhymes with lichen

2 syllables
  • liken
  • Vandyke
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