Words that rhyme with excess
Top rhymes for excess
yes, less, process and guess
73 common words rhyme with excess. The most common are yes, less, process and guess.
Perfect rhymes for excess
2 syllables
3 syllables
- las
- nonetheless
- abs
- pos
- sms
- cps
- ems
- inverness
- ers
- faithfulness
- awesomeness
- reassess
- contactless
- coalesce
- watercress
- acquiesce
- letterpress
- repossess
4 syllables
Show 12 rare words
- dispossess
- fluoresce
- grumpiness
- convalesce
- carefulness
- aggress
- overdress
- reinvests
- bashfulness
- outguess
- angriness
- pensiveness
Near rhymes for excess
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- death
- fresh
- breath
- chef
- flesh
- deaf
- ref
- mesh
- refresh
- pradesh
- meth
- geoff
- afresh
- clef
- creche
- thresh
- shibboleth
- heth
- this
- get
- last
- best
- place
- next
- let
- set
- case
- yet
- says
- face
- else
- class
- check
- west
- gets
- rest
- space
- miss
- sense
- test
How excess sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛkˌsɛs/ or /ɪkˈsɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (EX-cess) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛs |
Excess has two 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 excess?
- The most common rhymes for excess are yes, less, process, guess, press and success.
- How many words rhyme with excess?
- We found 73 common perfect rhymes and 12 rarer words for excess, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in excess?
- Excess has two syllables, with the stress on the first.