Words that rhyme with surplus
Closest near rhymes for surplus
worthless, purplish, wordless and purpose
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for surplus. The closest near rhymes are worthless, purplish, wordless and purpose.
Near rhymes for surplus
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- worthless
- purplish
- wordless
- purpose
- circus
- interprets
- multipurpose
- cutlass
- luckless
- misinterprets
- surface
- versus
- interpret
- hopeless
- circling
- sleepless
- subsurface
- hapless
- tapas
- alertness
- encircling
- bloodless
- buttress
- resurface
- misinterpret
- hurtling
- girlish
- shapeless
- reinterpret
- churlish
- quintuplets
Perfect rhymes for surplus
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as surplus.
How surplus sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɝpləs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (SUR-plus) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɝpləs |
Surplus has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Counting syllables? See how many syllables are in surplus.
Questions
- What rhymes with surplus?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with surplus. Near rhymes such as worthless, purplish, wordless, purpose and circus come closest.
- How many words rhyme with surplus?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for surplus, plus 31 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in surplus?
- Surplus has two syllables, with the stress on the first.