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lion

How many syllables in lion?

  2 syllables

Divide lion into syllables:   li-on
Stressed syllable in lion:   li-on
How to pronounce lion:   lahy-un
How to say lion:

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What rhymes with lion

1 syllable
  • bryon
    2 syllables
    • ayin
    • Bryan
    • dion
    • ixion
    • Mayan
    • ryen
    • Zion
    • Brian
    • dian
    • ion
    • Lyon
    • Ryan
    • scion
    3 syllables
    • Ghanaian
    • O'Brian
    • Orion
    • Hawaiian
    • obrien
    4 syllables
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