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barren

How many syllables in barren?

  2 syllables

Divide barren into syllables:   bar-ren
Stressed syllable in barren:   bar-ren
How to pronounce barren:   bar-un
How to say barren:

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Synonyms for barren


1 syllable
  • bare
  • harsh
  • waste
  • bleak
  • stark
2 syllables
  • arid
  • childless
  • fallow
  • sterile
  • austere
  • empty
  • lonely
  • windswept
3 syllables
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with barren

      2 syllables
      • Aaron
      • Charon
      • ferren
      • heron
      • marron
      • sharon
      • baron
      • charron
      • garron
      • karren
      • perron
      3 syllables
      • Aaronic
      • Gagarin
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