Words that rhyme with cancerous

Top rhymes for cancerous

precancerous

Only one common word rhymes with cancerous: precancerous. Near rhymes like glamorous, amorous and slanderous give you more choice.

Perfect rhymes for cancerous

4 syllables

Near rhymes for cancerous

These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.

How cancerous sounds

Pronunciation/ˈkænsɚəs/
Syllables3 (CAN-cer-ous)
Stress patternDUM-da-da
Rhyme sound-ænsɚəs

Cancerous has three syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

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Questions

What rhymes with cancerous?
The most common rhymes for cancerous are precancerous.
How many words rhyme with cancerous?
We found 1 common perfect rhyme for cancerous, plus 9 near rhymes.
How many syllables are in cancerous?
Cancerous has three syllables, with the stress on the first.

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