Words that rhyme with stress
Top rhymes for stress
yes, less, process and guess
73 common words rhyme with stress. The most common are yes, less, process and guess.
Perfect rhymes for stress
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 stress
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 stress sounds
| Pronunciation | /stɹɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛs |
Stress has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with stress?
- The most common rhymes for stress are yes, less, process, guess, press and success.
- How many words rhyme with stress?
- We found 73 common perfect rhymes and 12 rarer words for stress, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in stress?
- Stress has one syllable.