Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with conference

Words that share the ending of conference — confidence, self-confidence, once and more. 3 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced K AA1 N F ER0 AH0 N S.

Sound structure

conference has 3 syllables and is pronounced K AA1 N F ER0 AH0 N S. Its ending, S, is a stopped ending.

A plosive ending cuts the sound off cleanly. It closes a line with force, but it has fewer matches than the other types.

The closest matches are confidence, self-confidence, once, difference.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
K AA1 N F ER0 AH0 N S
Syllable breakdown
K · AA1 · N · F · ER0 · AH0 · N · S
Syllable count
3 syllables
Ending sound
S
Ending type
a stopped ending

Near rhymes

The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.

  • confidence K AA1 N F AH0 D AH0 N S · 3 syllables · standard
  • self-confidence S EH2 L F K AA1 N F AH0 D AH0 N S · 4 syllables · standard
  • once W AH1 N S · 1 syllable · common
  • difference D IH1 F ER0 AH0 N S · 3 syllables · standard
  • us AH1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • cross-reference K R AO1 S R EH2 F ER0 AH0 N S · 4 syllables · standard
  • science S AY1 AH0 N S · 2 syllables · common
  • self-deliverance S EH2 L F D IH0 L IH1 V ER0 AH0 N S · 5 syllables · standard
  • writer-in-residence R AY2 D AH0 R IH0 N R EH1 Z AH0 D AH0 N S · 6 syllables · standard
  • electroluminescence AH0 L EH2 K T R OW0 L UW2 M AH0 N EH1 S AH0 N S · 7 syllables · rare
  • tolerance T AA1 L ER0 AH0 N S · 3 syllables · standard
  • and AH0 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • intolerance IH2 N T AA1 L ER0 AH0 N S · 4 syllables · standard
  • other AH1 DH ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • over-reliance OW2 V AH0 R R AH0 L AY1 AH0 N S · 5 syllables · standard
  • counterintelligence K AW2 N T ER0 IH0 N T EH1 L IH0 JH AH0 N S · 6 syllables · standard
  • reference R EH1 F ER0 AH0 N S · 3 syllables · standard
  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • incompetence IH2 N K AA1 M P AH0 T AH0 N S · 4 syllables · standard
  • others AH1 DH ER0 Z · 2 syllables · common
  • the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • bioluminescence B AY2 AH0 L UW2 M AH0 N EH1 S AH0 N S · 6 syllables · rare
  • does D AH1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • non-interference N AA2 N IH2 N T ER0 F IH1 R AH0 N S · 5 syllables · standard
  • pharmacovigilance F AA2 R M AH0 K OW0 V IH1 JH AH0 L AH0 N S · 6 syllables · rare
  • one W AH1 N · 1 syllable · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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