Words that rhyme with excelling
Top rhymes for excelling
telling, selling, yelling and spelling
29 common words rhyme with excelling. The most common are telling, selling, yelling and spelling.
Perfect rhymes for excelling
2 syllables
3 syllables
- compelling
- bestselling
- retelling
- propelling
- expelling
- rebelling
- repelling
- reselling
- misspelling
- dispelling
- rappelling
- outselling
- foretelling
4 syllables
- storytelling
- paralleling
Show 3 rare words
- underselling
- overselling
- helling
Near rhymes for excelling
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- wearing
- sharing
- preparing
- bearing
- caring
- staring
- comparing
- declaring
- tearing
- daring
- pairing
- airing
- repairing
- swearing
- herring
- watermelon
- melon
- glaring
- scaring
- felon
- sparing
- baring
- blaring
- overbearing
- antebellum
- flaring
- chairing
- despairing
- squaring
- childbearing
- uncaring
- paring
- impairing
- haring
- erring
- flagellum
- unsparing
- getting
- reading
- killing
How excelling sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɛkˈsɛlɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛlɪŋ |
Excelling has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with excelling?
- The most common rhymes for excelling are telling, selling, yelling, spelling, compelling and dwelling.
- How many words rhyme with excelling?
- We found 29 common perfect rhymes and 3 rarer words for excelling, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in excelling?
- Excelling has three syllables, with the stress on the second.