Words that rhyme with octopus
Top rhymes for octopus
puss and platypus
2 common words rhyme with octopus. The most common are puss and platypus.
Perfect rhymes for octopus
1 syllable
3 syllables
Near rhymes for octopus
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- push
- roof
- bush
- ambush
- tush
- look
- use
- put
- took
- book
- looks
- books
- plus
- thus
- foot
- bus
- produce
- reduce
- abuse
- discuss
- cook
- excuse
- puts
- loose
- output
- hook
- introduce
- juice
- input
- routes
- outlook
- shook
- handbook
- goose
- textbook
- brook
- notebook
- textbooks
- cooks
- hooks
How octopus sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑktəˌpʊs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (OC-to-pus) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ʊs |
Octopus 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 octopus?
- The most common rhymes for octopus are puss and platypus.
- How many words rhyme with octopus?
- We found 2 common perfect rhymes for octopus, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in octopus?
- Octopus has three syllables, with the stress on the first.