Words that rhyme with pretenses
Top rhymes for pretenses
consequences, expenses, senses and defenses
10 common words rhyme with pretenses. The most common are consequences, expenses, senses and defenses.
Perfect rhymes for pretenses
4 syllables
5 syllables
Near rhymes for pretenses
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- expensive
- extensive
- offensive
- defensive
- comprehensive
- intensive
- lenses
- inexpensive
- trenches
- benches
- apprehensive
- pensive
- wrenches
- inoffensive
- hypertensive
- counteroffensive
- wenches
- clenches
- circumstances
- chances
- census
- addresses
- consensus
- mentions
- advances
- dimensions
- dresses
- sensors
- finances
- extensions
- pensions
- dances
- conventions
- successes
- credentials
- interventions
- princes
- stresses
- expresses
- possesses
How pretenses sounds
| Pronunciation | /pɹiˈtɛnsɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (pre-TENS-es) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnsɪz |
Pretenses has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with pretenses?
- The most common rhymes for pretenses are consequences, expenses, senses, defenses, fences and offenses.
- How many words rhyme with pretenses?
- We found 10 common perfect rhymes for pretenses, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in pretenses?
- Pretenses has three syllables, with the stress on the second.