Words that rhyme with neglecting
Top rhymes for neglecting
expecting, protecting, collecting and connecting
35 common words rhyme with neglecting. The most common are expecting, protecting, collecting and connecting.
Perfect rhymes for neglecting
3 syllables
Show 2 rare words
- recollecting
- reelecting
Near rhymes for neglecting
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- testing
- suggesting
- accepting
- investing
- resting
- requesting
- protesting
- arresting
- nesting
- contesting
- flexing
- manifesting
- perplexing
- molesting
- excepting
- ingesting
- intercepting
- digesting
- annexing
- vexing
- vesting
- pectin
- attesting
- besting
- divesting
- wresting
- reinvesting
- cresting
- getting
- acting
- setting
- letting
- checking
- representing
- attempting
- preventing
- presenting
- betting
- stepping
- forgetting
How neglecting sounds
| Pronunciation | /nɪˈɡlɛktɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (ne-GLECT-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛktɪŋ |
Neglecting has three 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 neglecting?
- The most common rhymes for neglecting are expecting, protecting, collecting, connecting, affecting and reflecting.
- How many words rhyme with neglecting?
- We found 35 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for neglecting, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in neglecting?
- Neglecting has three syllables, with the stress on the second.