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roughen

How many syllables in roughen?

  2 syllables

Divide roughen into syllables:   rough-en
Stressed syllable in roughen:   rough-en
How to pronounce roughen:   ruhf-un
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Synonyms for roughen


1 syllable
  • scratch
    2 syllables
    • abrade
    • toughen
    • coarsen
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    What rhymes with roughen

    2 syllables
    • muffin
    • toughen
    • puffin
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