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when

How many syllables in when?

  1 syllable

Divide when into syllables:   when
Syllable stress:   when
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Synonyms for when


1 syllable
  • as
  • while
  • once
  • whilst
2 syllables
  • after
  • what time
3 syllables
  • as soon as
  • whenever
  • at what time
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What rhymes with when

1 syllable
  • been
  • Ben
  • benn
  • bren
  • Chen
  • den
  • en
  • Fenn
  • gen
  • gin's
  • glen
  • Glenn
  • grin
  • Gwyn
  • hen
  • inn
  • Ken
  • Len
  • linn
  • lpn
  • lynn
  • min
  • N
  • Penn
  • quin
  • renn
  • Seine
  • shin
  • skin
  • sten
  • syn
  • then
  • tin
  • un
  • wen
  • win
  • wren
  • yen
  • yin
  • behn
  • ben
  • bin
  • brin
  • chin
  • din
  • fen
  • fin
  • gin
  • ginn
  • Glen
  • Glyn
  • gwen
  • gwynn
  • in
  • jen
  • ken
  • Lin
  • linne
  • lyn
  • men
  • n
  • pen
  • pin
  • ren
  • Rennes
  • sen
  • sin
  • spin
  • Sten
  • ten
  • thin
  • twin
  • venn
  • when'd
  • Wren
  • wynne
  • yend
  • Zen
2 syllables
  • again
  • allin
  • asean
  • benne
  • cayenne
  • chien
  • Emlyn
  • lawmen
  • pitchmen
  • therein
  • wherein
  • wynnea
  • akin
  • amen
  • begin
  • berlin
  • chagrin
  • cnossos
  • herein
  • oilmen
  • renne
  • tien
  • within
  • yuen
3 syllables
  • anchormen
  • cnn
  • grinagog
  • lawmonger
  • lyncean
  • patrolmen
  • violine
4 syllables
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