Words that rhyme with pretense
Top rhymes for pretense
sense, defense, defence and intense
25 common words rhyme with pretense. The most common are sense, defense, defence and intense.
Perfect rhymes for pretense
3 syllables
- commonsense
- recompense
- frankincense
- antisense
4 syllables
- misrepresents
Show 1 rare word
- nondefense
Near rhymes for pretense
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 pretense sounds
| Pronunciation | /pɹiˈtɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (pre-TENSE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛns |
Pretense 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 pretense?
- The most common rhymes for pretense are sense, defense, defence, intense, hence and cents.
- How many words rhyme with pretense?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for pretense, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in pretense?
- Pretense has two syllables, with the stress on the second.