Words that rhyme with illness
Top rhymes for illness
stillness
Only one common word rhymes with illness: stillness. Near rhymes like clearness, business and witness give you more choice.
Perfect rhymes for illness
2 syllables
Near rhymes for illness
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- clearness
- business
- witness
- awareness
- fitness
- forgiveness
- sickness
- fairness
- thickness
- wellness
- eyewitness
- richness
- stiffness
- eponymous
- weirdness
- quickness
- unfairness
- agribusiness
- bacillus
- cirrus
- grimace
- homesickness
- thinness
- amaryllis
- minutes
- finish
- tennis
- jealous
- filming
- clinics
- genus
- fearless
- menace
- fellas
- diminish
- intravenous
- fullness
- zealous
- venous
- minas
How illness sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪlnəs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (ILL-ness) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪlnəs |
Illness has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with illness?
- The most common rhymes for illness are stillness.
- How many words rhyme with illness?
- We found 1 common perfect rhyme for illness, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in illness?
- Illness has two syllables, with the stress on the first.