Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word pestilence.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
4 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word pestilence.
1 syllable words
3 syllable words

ambulance

countenance

incidence

distillates

disturbance

opulence

innocence

magdalen

indulgence

comeuppance

imminence

presidents

residence

violence

contrivance

inductance

misstatements

abundance

ascendance

cognizance

condolence

confidence

enactments

ordinance

bustling

issuance

lubricants

aspirants

clairvoyance

distillate

effluence

endurance

surveillance

provenance

providence

systolic

temperance

assurance

utterance

variance

existence

emergence

vehemence

hastily

alliance

allowance

circumference

resurgence

deference

defiance

reference

resemblance

deterrence

preference

consequence

severance

reverence

assistance

impedance

influence

octillion

performance

repentance

resistance

transference

insurance

affluence

defeasance

nostalgic

appliance

distillers

fluorescence

ignorance

recitals

inference

postulates

senescence

acceptance

imprudence

insistence

remembrance

subsistence

rustlers

mistletoe

recital

tolerance

reliance

occurrence

distiller

difference

dalliance

abeyance

allegiance

annoyance

compliance

attendance

confluence

congruence

dependence

eloquence

quintessence

furtherance

vegetal

sagittal

impatience

avoidance

conveyance

appearance

governance

obeisance

remittance

concurrence

connivance

decathlon

postulate

importance

diligence

textual

acidly

audience

magdala

deviance

resettle

long-distance

forbearance

admittance

malfeasance

acquittals

accordance

observance

abhorrence

adherence

submergence

digital

prescience

mightily

acquaintance

acquittal

conformance

actual

factual

conference

haughtily

doggedly

wickedly

rigidly

acutely

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word pestilence

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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