Words that rhyme with acquaintance
Closest near rhymes for acquaintance
sentence, maintenance, plaintiffs and repentance
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for acquaintance. The closest near rhymes are sentence, maintenance, plaintiffs and repentance.
Near rhymes for acquaintance
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- sentence
- maintenance
- plaintiffs
- repentance
- status
- ancient
- painting
- entrance
- paintings
- patience
- attendance
- apprentice
- dependence
- buenos
- plaintiff
- hiatus
- heinous
- penance
- ancients
- cadence
- momentous
- fainting
- impatience
- transcendence
- manus
- conveyance
- complainants
- interdependence
- repainting
- abeyance
- gayness
- ascendance
- portentous
- tainting
- obeisance
- misstatements
Perfect rhymes for acquaintance
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as acquaintance.
How acquaintance sounds
| Pronunciation | /əˈkweɪntəns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (ac-QUAIN-tance) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪntəns |
Acquaintance has three 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 acquaintance?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with acquaintance. Near rhymes such as sentence, maintenance, plaintiffs, repentance and status come closest.
- How many words rhyme with acquaintance?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for acquaintance, plus 36 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in acquaintance?
- Acquaintance has three syllables, with the stress on the second.