Words that rhyme with contestant
Closest near rhymes for contestant
expectant, disinfectant, investment and assistant
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for contestant (only rare words like decongestant). The closest near rhymes are expectant, disinfectant, investment and assistant.
Near rhymes for contestant
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- expectant
- disinfectant
- investment
- assistant
- consistent
- assessment
- distant
- resistant
- persistent
- destined
- inconsistent
- adolescent
- crescent
- existent
- fluorescent
- extant
- intestine
- clandestine
- nonexistent
- respite
- insistent
- incessant
- incandescent
- antidepressant
- iridescent
- reinvestment
- despot
- divestment
- reassessment
- unrepentant
- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- predestined
- repentant
- luminescent
- quiescent
- suppressant
- evanescent
- progestin
Perfect rhymes for contestant
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as contestant. These rare words do:
Show 1 rare word
- decongestant
How contestant sounds
| Pronunciation | /kənˈtɛstənt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (con-TES-tant) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛstənt |
Contestant has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with contestant?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with contestant. Near rhymes such as expectant, disinfectant, investment, assistant and consistent come closest.
- How many words rhyme with contestant?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for contestant, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in contestant?
- Contestant has three syllables, with the stress on the second.