Words that rhyme with controversial
Top rhymes for controversial
commercial, inertial, noncommercial and infomercial
5 common words rhyme with controversial. The most common are commercial, inertial, noncommercial and infomercial.
Perfect rhymes for controversial
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
- uncontroversial
Show 1 rare word
- noncontroversial
Near rhymes for controversial
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- circle
- universal
- purple
- turtle
- rehearsal
- fertile
- reversal
- myrtle
- dispersal
- infertile
- encircle
- servile
- hurtle
- journal
- internal
- liberal
- external
- muscle
- colonel
- eternal
- thermal
- verbal
- commercials
- maternal
- hustle
- squirrel
- referral
- kernel
- shuffle
- hurdle
- herbal
- hurtful
- paternal
- nocturnal
- geothermal
- inertia
- postdoctoral
- fraternal
- truffle
- infernal
How controversial sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝʃəl/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (con-tro-VER-sial) |
| Stress pattern | da-da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɝʃəl |
Controversial has four syllables, with the stress on the third. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with controversial?
- The most common rhymes for controversial are commercial, inertial, noncommercial, infomercial and uncontroversial.
- How many words rhyme with controversial?
- We found 5 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for controversial, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in controversial?
- Controversial has four syllables, with the stress on the third.