Words that rhyme with commence
Top rhymes for commence
sense, defense, defence and intense
25 common words rhyme with commence. The most common are sense, defense, defence and intense.
Perfect rhymes for commence
3 syllables
- commonsense
- recompense
- frankincense
- antisense
4 syllables
- misrepresents
Show 1 rare word
- nondefense
Near rhymes for commence
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 commence sounds
| Pronunciation | /kəˈmɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (com-MENCE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛns |
Commence 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 commence?
- The most common rhymes for commence are sense, defense, defence, intense, hence and cents.
- How many words rhyme with commence?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for commence, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in commence?
- Commence has two syllables, with the stress on the second.