Words that rhyme with rescue

Closest near rhymes for rescue

nephew

No common English word is a perfect rhyme for rescue. The closest near rhymes are nephew.

Near rhymes for rescue

These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.

Perfect rhymes for rescue

No common word ends with exactly the same sound as rescue.

How rescue sounds

Pronunciation/ˈɹɛskju/
Syllables2 (RES-cue)
Stress patternDUM-da
Rhyme sound-ɛskju

Rescue 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 rescue?
No common word rhymes perfectly with rescue. Near rhymes such as nephew come closest.
How many words rhyme with rescue?
We found 0 common perfect rhymes for rescue, plus 1 near rhyme.
How many syllables are in rescue?
Rescue has two syllables, with the stress on the first.

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