Words that rhyme with distress
Top rhymes for distress
yes, less, process and guess
73 common words rhyme with distress. The most common are yes, less, process and guess.
Perfect rhymes for distress
2 syllables
3 syllables
- las
- nonetheless
- abs
- pos
- sms
- cps
- ems
- inverness
- ers
- faithfulness
- awesomeness
- reassess
- contactless
- coalesce
- watercress
- acquiesce
- letterpress
- repossess
4 syllables
Show 12 rare words
- dispossess
- fluoresce
- grumpiness
- convalesce
- carefulness
- aggress
- overdress
- reinvests
- bashfulness
- outguess
- angriness
- pensiveness
Near rhymes for distress
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- death
- fresh
- breath
- chef
- flesh
- deaf
- ref
- mesh
- refresh
- pradesh
- meth
- geoff
- afresh
- clef
- creche
- thresh
- shibboleth
- heth
- this
- get
- last
- best
- place
- next
- let
- set
- case
- yet
- says
- face
- else
- class
- check
- west
- gets
- rest
- space
- miss
- sense
- test
How distress sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪsˈtɹɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (dis-TRESS) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛs |
Distress has two 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 distress?
- The most common rhymes for distress are yes, less, process, guess, press and success.
- How many words rhyme with distress?
- We found 73 common perfect rhymes and 12 rarer words for distress, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in distress?
- Distress has two syllables, with the stress on the second.