How many syllables in the word Lemon where does the stress lie after finding out how many syllables. Thank You There is one syllable in Lemon. lĕm′ən phonetically it sounds like : lemin Short /e/, Short /i/ stress /e/ I think. I’d love to hear other teachers thoughts.

There are 2 syllables in Lemon. / Lem/on/ and the stress lies in the Lem.