Words that rhyme with cancer

Top rhymes for cancer

answer, dancer, freelancer and lancer

7 common words rhyme with cancer. The most common are answer, dancer, freelancer and lancer.

Perfect rhymes for cancer

2 syllables

3 syllables

4 syllables

Show 2 rare words

Near rhymes for cancer

These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.

How cancer sounds

Pronunciation/ˈkænsɚ/
Syllables2 (CAN-cer)
Stress patternDUM-da
Rhyme sound-ænsɚ

Cancer has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

Counting syllables? See how many syllables are in cancer.

Questions

What rhymes with cancer?
The most common rhymes for cancer are answer, dancer, freelancer, lancer, enhancer and necromancer.
How many words rhyme with cancer?
We found 7 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for cancer, plus 40 near rhymes.
How many syllables are in cancer?
Cancer has two syllables, with the stress on the first.

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