Words that rhyme with expense
Top rhymes for expense
sense, defense, defence and intense
25 common words rhyme with expense. The most common are sense, defense, defence and intense.
Perfect rhymes for expense
3 syllables
- commonsense
- recompense
- frankincense
- antisense
4 syllables
- misrepresents
Show 1 rare word
- nondefense
Near rhymes for expense
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- tenth
- nth
- mensch
- when
- then
- since
- again
- next
- against
- men
- went
- yes
- less
- president
- friends
- else
- chance
- process
- gets
- event
- present
- guess
- press
- sent
- french
- events
- success
- access
- ten
- percent
- spent
- content
- unless
- meant
- dance
- address
- complex
- cent
- ex
- strength
How expense sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɪkˈspɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (ex-PENSE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛns |
Expense has two 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 expense?
- The most common rhymes for expense are sense, defense, defence, intense, hence and cents.
- How many words rhyme with expense?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for expense, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in expense?
- Expense has two syllables, with the stress on the second.