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

abundance

acceptance

acidly

accordance

abhorrence

acquaintance

acquittal

ambulance

acquittals

affluence

abeyance

alliance

allowance

allegiance

ascendance

aspirants

appliance

annoyance

appearance

actual

assurance

assistance

attendance

avoidance

audience

acutely

adherence

admittance

bustling

clairvoyance

circumference

comeuppance

cognizance

condolence

confidence

confluence

congruence

conformance

conference

connivance

consequence

countenance

contrivance

concurrence

conveyance

impedance

imprudence

compliance

deference

defiance

deterrence

difference

defeasance

dependence

decathlon

diligence

deviance

digital

dalliance

distillates

disturbance

distillate

distillers

distiller

doggedly

effluence

eloquence

emergence

imminence

enactments

endurance

existence

fluorescence

factual

forbearance

hastily

governance

haughtily

ignorance

furtherance

impatience

importance

incidence

indulgence

innocence

inductance

influence

inference

insistence

insurance

issuance

prescience

lubricants

opulence

magdalen

misstatements

mistletoe

malfeasance

mightily

ordinance

octillion

nostalgic

occurrence

obeisance

observance

performance

magdala

presidents

provenance

preference

postulates

postulate

providence

quintessence

recital

recitals

reference

reliance

remembrance

residence

resemblance

repentance

resistance

remittance

resettle

resurgence

reverence

rustlers

sagittal

rigidly

senescence

severance

surveillance

systolic

temperance

utterance

subsistence

submergence

transference

tolerance

long-distance

variance

vehemence

vegetal

textual

violence

wickedly

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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