1-syllable rhymes for “spouse”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| house | hous | /ˈhaʊs/ | 1 |
| mouse | mous | /ˈmaʊs/ | 1 |
| blouse | blous | /ˈblaʊs/ | 1 |
| youse | yous | /ˈjaʊs/ | 1 |
| louse | lous | /ˈlaʊs/ | 1 |
| strauss | strous | /ˈstɹaʊs/ | 1 |
| rouse | rous | /ˈɹaʊs/ | 1 |
| douse | dous | /ˈdaʊs/ | 1 |
| grouse | grous | /ˈɡɹaʊs/ | 1 |
| gauss | gous | /ˈɡaʊs/ | 1 |
| dowse | dous | /ˈdaʊs/ | 1 |
| hause | hous | /ˈhaʊs/ | 1 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “spouse” is /ˈspaʊs/, and its rime is /aʊs/ — spelled “ous” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /aʊs/, however English chooses to spell it.