Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with jesus

Words that share the ending of jesus — jesus', business, us and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced JH IY1 Z AH0 S.

Sound structure

jesus has 2 syllables and is pronounced JH IY1 Z AH0 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 jesus', business, us, people.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
JH IY1 Z AH0 S
Syllable breakdown
JH · IY1 · Z · AH0 · S
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
S
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • jesus' JH IY1 Z AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • business B IH1 Z N AH0 S · 2 syllables · common
  • us AH1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • people P IY1 P AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
  • e-business IY1 B IH2 Z N AH0 S · 3 syllables · common
  • thesis TH IY1 S AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • does D AH1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • non-religious N AA2 N R IH0 L IH1 JH AH0 S · 4 syllables · standard
  • homogeneous HH OW2 M AH0 JH IY1 N IY0 AH0 S · 5 syllables · standard
  • pseudo-dionysius S UW2 D OW0 D AY2 AH0 N IH1 S IY0 AH0 S · 7 syllables · standard
  • contemporaneous K AH0 N T EH2 M P ER0 EY1 N IY0 AH0 S · 6 syllables · standard
  • non-business N AA1 N B IH1 Z N AH0 S · 3 syllables · common
  • crisis K R AY1 S AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • insidious IH2 N S IH1 D IY2 AH0 S · 4 syllables · standard
  • coronavirus K AH0 R OW1 N AH0 V AY2 R AH0 S · 5 syllables · standard
  • afro-indigenous AE2 F R OW0 AH0 N D IH1 JH AH0 N AH0 S · 6 syllables · standard
  • religious R IH0 L IH1 JH AH0 S · 3 syllables · standard
  • little L IH1 T AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
  • the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • superstitious S UW2 P ER0 S T IH1 SH AH0 S · 4 syllables · standard
  • was W AA1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • general-purpose JH EH2 N AH0 R AH0 L P ER1 P AH0 S · 5 syllables · standard
  • isis AY1 S AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • serious S IH1 R IY0 AH0 S · 3 syllables · common
  • plus P L AH1 S · 1 syllable · standard
  • dionysius D AY2 AH0 N IH1 S IY0 AH0 S · 5 syllables · standard
  • thus DH AH1 S · 1 syllable · standard
  • simultaneous S AY2 M AH0 L T EY1 N IY0 AH0 S · 5 syllables · standard

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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