Words that rhyme with expecting
Top rhymes for expecting
protecting, collecting, connecting and affecting
35 common words rhyme with expecting. The most common are protecting, collecting, connecting and affecting.
Perfect rhymes for expecting
3 syllables
Show 2 rare words
- recollecting
- reelecting
Near rhymes for expecting
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- testing
- suggesting
- accepting
- investing
- resting
- requesting
- protesting
- arresting
- nesting
- contesting
- flexing
- manifesting
- perplexing
- molesting
- excepting
- ingesting
- intercepting
- digesting
- annexing
- vexing
- vesting
- pectin
- attesting
- besting
- divesting
- wresting
- reinvesting
- cresting
- getting
- acting
- setting
- letting
- checking
- representing
- attempting
- preventing
- presenting
- betting
- stepping
- forgetting
How expecting sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (ex-PECT-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛktɪŋ |
Expecting has three 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 expecting?
- The most common rhymes for expecting are protecting, collecting, connecting, affecting, reflecting and directing.
- How many words rhyme with expecting?
- We found 35 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for expecting, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in expecting?
- Expecting has three syllables, with the stress on the second.