Syllables    Synonyms    Rhymes    Quiz

keen

How many syllables in keen?

  1 syllable

Divide keen into syllables:   keen
Syllable stress:   keen
How to pronounce keen:   keen
How to say keen:

Cite This Source

Bibliography Citations
MLA   |    APA   |   Chicago Manual Style
"keen." HowManySyllables.com. How Many Syllables, n.d. Web. 29 March 2026.

Learn a New Word

Wondering why keen is 1 syllable?   Contact Us!   We'll explain.

Syllable Rules

1.  What is a syllable?
2.  How to count syllables.
3.  How to divide into syllables.

More Grammar
Trending Words
Grammar Quiz
Which should you use
its or it's?
Take the Grammar Quiz

Syllables    Synonyms    Rhymes    Quiz

Synonyms for keen


1 syllable
  • clear
  • fine
  • strong
  • close
  • sharp
  • wail
2 syllables
  • active
  • agog
  • avid
  • clever
  • eager
  • fervent
  • intense
  • pointed
  • sharp-edged
  • willing
  • zestful
  • acute
  • ardent
  • biting
  • cutting
  • earnest
  • heightened
  • itching
  • ready
  • thirsty
  • zealous
3 syllables
  • devoted
  • impatient
  • perceptive
  • razor sharp
4 syllables
  • fanatical
  • well developed
5 syllables
7 syllables
    Teachers
    How can $250 help your students?

    One prize is awarded to
    one teacher, every month.
    $Read the contest rules and apply
    Fun Fact
    Lollipop is typed using only
    the right hand.
    !Get more facts
    FAQ
    Does adding "ed"
    add a syllable?
    ?Learn Here

    Syllables    Synonyms    Rhymes    Quiz

    What rhymes with keen

    1 syllable
    • bean
    • clean
    • dene
    • gean
    • glean
    • Greene
    • Jean
    • Kean
    • lenes
    • mean
    • mesne
    • nein
    • peine
    • preen
    • Queen
    • screen
    • sheen
    • spean
    • teen
    • wean
    • wheen
    • bein
    • dean
    • freen
    • gene
    • green
    • haen
    • jean
    • lean
    • lien
    • mein
    • mien
    • peen
    • plein
    • queen
    • scene
    • seen
    • skeen
    • spleen
    • tween
    • ween
    • yean
    2 syllables
    • agin
    • ameen
    • baleen
    • bien
    • canteen
    • casein
    • charlene
    • citrine
    • convene
    • cortine
    • demean
    • e'en
    • eileen
    • Feldene
    • foreseen
    • Kathleen
    • latrine's
    • lene
    • marine
    • Maureen
    • meine
    • moreen
    • nineteen
    • onscreen
    • Racine
    • reen
    • Sabine
    • sardine
    • serene
    • Sistine
    • skene
    • sunscreen
    • treen
    • unclean
    • vaccine
    • aileen
    • amin
    • between
    • caffeine
    • careen
    • celine
    • christine
    • colleen
    • corinne
    • cuisine
    • doreen
    • eighteen
    • Eugene
    • fifteen
    • fourteen
    • latrine
    • lean-to
    • machine
    • martine
    • meindre
    • moline
    • nene
    • obscene
    • Pauline
    • ravine
    • routine
    • saline
    • sardined
    • shaheen
    • sixteen
    • Slovene
    • thirteen
    • umpteen
    • unseen
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
      Did You Know
      dogs = many dogs
      dog's = belongs to one dog
      dogs' = belongs to many dogs
      Learn Why

      Parents, Teachers, StudentsDo you have a grammar question?
      Need help finding a syllable count?
      Want to say thank you?

      Contact Us!