3-syllable rhymes for “extension”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| attention | atenshan | /əˈtɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| convention | kanvenshan | /kənˈvɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| intention | intenshan | /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| detention | ditenshan | /dɪˈtɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| invention | invenshan | /ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| dimension | dimenshan | /dɪˈmɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| suspension | saspenshan | /səˈspɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| ascension | asenshan | /əˈsɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| contention | kantenshan | /kənˈtɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| prevention | preevenshan | /pɹiˈvɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| dissension | disenshan | /dɪˈsɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| retention | reetenshan | /ɹiˈtɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| pretension | preetenshan | /pɹiˈtɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| abstention | abstenshan | /əbˈstɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| declension | daklenshan | /dəˈklɛnʃən/ | 3 |
| laurentian | lorenshan | /lɔˈɹɛnʃən/ | 3 |
2-syllable rhymes for “extension”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| mention | menshan | /ˈmɛnʃən/ | 2 |
| tension | tenshan | /ˈtɛnʃən/ | 2 |
| pension | penshan | /ˈpɛnʃən/ | 2 |
4-syllable rhymes for “extension”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| intervention | intervenshan | /ˌɪntɝˈvɛnʃən/ | 4 |
| comprehension | kompreehenshan | /ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnʃən/ | 4 |
| apprehension | aprihenshan | /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnʃən/ | 4 |
| hypertension | haipertenshan | /ˌhaɪpɝˈtɛnʃən/ | 4 |
| condescension | kondasenshan | /ˌkɑndəˈsɛnʃən/ | 4 |
| hypotension | haipohtenshan | /ˌhaɪpoʊˈtɛnʃən/ | 4 |
| reinvention | reeinvenshan | /ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnʃən/ | 4 |
| contravention | kontravenshan | /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɛnʃən/ | 4 |
| inattention | inatenshan | /ˌɪnəˈtɛnʃən/ | 4 |
5-syllable rhymes for “extension”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| misapprehension | misapreehenshan | /mɪˌsæpɹiˈhɛnʃən/ | 5 |
| nonintervention | nonintervenshan | /ˌnɑˌnɪntɝˈvɛnʃən/ | 5 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “extension” is /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/, and its rime is /ɛnʃən/ — spelled “enshan” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /ɛnʃən/, however English chooses to spell it.