Words that rhyme with census
Top rhymes for census
consensus
Only one common word rhymes with census: consensus. Near rhymes like apprentice, contentious and conscientious give you more choice.
Perfect rhymes for census
3 syllables
Near rhymes for census
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- apprentice
- contentious
- conscientious
- pretentious
- momentous
- unpretentious
- portentous
- licentious
- tendentious
- expensive
- extensive
- consequences
- offensive
- defensive
- comprehensive
- tennis
- expenses
- precious
- tremendous
- intensive
- senses
- premise
- forensic
- defenses
- friendships
- nexus
- fences
- offenses
- inexpensive
- menace
- horrendous
- preface
- senseless
- forensics
- defenseless
- apprehensive
- sepsis
- commences
- inferences
- prosthesis
How census sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɛnsəs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (CEN-sus) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnsəs |
Census has two 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 census?
- The most common rhymes for census are consensus.
- How many words rhyme with census?
- We found 1 common perfect rhyme for census, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in census?
- Census has two syllables, with the stress on the first.