Words that rhyme with mistress
Top rhymes for mistress
headmistress
Only one common word rhymes with mistress: headmistress. Near rhymes like listless, restless and citrus give you more choice.
Perfect rhymes for mistress
3 syllables
Near rhymes for mistress
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- listless
- restless
- citrus
- nitrous
- viscous
- discus
- witless
- estrus
- shiftless
- distance
- statistics
- assistance
- existence
- resistance
- districts
- characteristics
- logistics
- disastrous
- asbestos
- persistence
- insistence
- linguistics
- preposterous
- subsistence
- eucalyptus
- priestess
- coexistence
- boisterous
- ballistics
- mystics
- seamstress
- narcissus
- lustrous
- cirrus
- mistral
- bicyclists
- electrophoresis
- heuristics
- swiftness
- ambidextrous
How mistress sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɪstɹəs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (MIS-tress) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪstɹəs |
Mistress 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 mistress?
- The most common rhymes for mistress are headmistress.
- How many words rhyme with mistress?
- We found 1 common perfect rhyme for mistress, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in mistress?
- Mistress has two syllables, with the stress on the first.