Words that rhyme with suspense
Top rhymes for suspense
sense, defense, defence and intense
25 common words rhyme with suspense. The most common are sense, defense, defence and intense.
Perfect rhymes for suspense
3 syllables
- commonsense
- recompense
- frankincense
- antisense
4 syllables
- misrepresents
Show 1 rare word
- nondefense
Near rhymes for suspense
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- tenth
- nth
- mensch
- when
- then
- since
- again
- next
- against
- men
- went
- yes
- less
- president
- friends
- else
- chance
- process
- gets
- event
- present
- guess
- press
- sent
- french
- events
- success
- access
- ten
- percent
- spent
- content
- unless
- meant
- dance
- address
- complex
- cent
- ex
- strength
How suspense sounds
| Pronunciation | /səˈspɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (sus-PENSE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛns |
Suspense 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 suspense?
- The most common rhymes for suspense are sense, defense, defence, intense, hence and cents.
- How many words rhyme with suspense?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for suspense, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in suspense?
- Suspense has two syllables, with the stress on the second.