A perfect rhyme matches every sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word. In “delicious” (/dɪˈlɪʃəs/) that part is /ɪʃəs/. Ingglish spells it “ishas”, and that spelling always makes that sound. Every word below ends in /ɪʃəs/, however English spells it.
3-syllable rhymes for “delicious”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| suspicious | saspishas | /səˈspɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| ambitious | ambishas | /æmˈbɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| malicious | malishas | /məˈlɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| nutritious | nootrishas | /nuˈtɹɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| fictitious | fiktishas | /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| auspicious | ospishas | /ɑˈspɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| capricious | kaprishas | /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| pernicious | pernishas | /pɝˈnɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| judicious | joodishas | /dʒuˈdɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| seditious | sidishas | /sɪˈdɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| propitious | prapishas | /pɹəˈpɪʃəs/ | 3 |
| factitious | faktishas | /fækˈtɪʃəs/ | 3 |
2-syllable rhymes for “delicious”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| vicious | vishas | /ˈvɪʃəs/ | 2 |
4-syllable rhymes for “delicious”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| superstitious | sooperstishas | /ˌsupɝˈstɪʃəs/ | 4 |
| expeditious | ekspadishas | /ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃəs/ | 4 |
| repetitious | repatishas | /ˌɹɛpəˈtɪʃəs/ | 4 |
| surreptitious | seraptishas | /ˌsɝəpˈtɪʃəs/ | 4 |
| injudicious | injuhdishas | /ˌɪnˌdʒʌˈdɪʃəs/ | 4 |