Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with texas

Words that share the ending of texas — nexus, lexus, plexus and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced T EH1 K S AH0 S.

Sound structure

texas has 2 syllables and is pronounced T EH1 K S 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 nexus, lexus, plexus, connexus.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
T EH1 K S AH0 S
Syllable breakdown
T · EH1 · K · S · 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.

  • nexus N EH1 K S AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • lexus L EH1 K S AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • plexus P L EH1 K S AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • connexus K AH0 N EH1 K S AH0 S · 3 syllables · rare
  • diaplexus D AY2 AH0 P L EH1 K S AH0 S · 4 syllables · rare
  • amplexus AE0 M P L EH1 K S AH0 S · 3 syllables · rare
  • banctexas B AE0 NG K T EH1 K S AH0 S · 3 syllables · rare
  • complexus K AH0 M P L EH1 K S AH0 S · 3 syllables · rare
  • proplexus P R AH0 P L EH1 K S AH0 S · 3 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • us AH1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • practice P R AE1 K T AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • axis AE1 K S AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • infectious IH2 N F EH1 K SH AH0 S · 3 syllables · standard
  • necklace N EH1 K L AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • does D AH1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • self-awareness S EH2 L F AH0 W EH1 R N AH0 S · 4 syllables · standard
  • general-purpose JH EH2 N AH0 R AH0 L P ER1 P AH0 S · 5 syllables · standard
  • consensus K AH0 N S EH1 N S AH0 S · 3 syllables · standard
  • reckless R EH1 K L AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • get-together G EH1 T T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 4 syllables · common
  • surface-to-surface S ER2 F AH0 S T AH0 S ER1 F AH0 S · 5 syllables · standard
  • prospectus P R AH0 S P EH1 K T AH0 S · 3 syllables · standard
  • basis B EY1 S AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • conscientious K AA2 N SH IY0 EH1 N SH AH0 S · 4 syllables · standard
  • cost-effectiveness K AO1 S T AH0 F EH2 K T IH0 V N AH0 S · 5 syllables · standard
  • various V EH1 R IY0 AH0 S · 3 syllables · common
  • precious P R EH1 SH AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • census S EH1 N S AH0 S · 2 syllables · standard
  • was W AA1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • homo-erectus HH OW1 M OW0 IH0 R EH1 K T AH0 S · 5 syllables · rare
  • best-of B EH1 S T AH0 V · 2 syllables · common
  • love L AH1 V · 1 syllable · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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