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Rhyming Words Finder

Type a word to see what rhymes with it: perfect rhymes and near rhymes, grouped by syllables, with the words people actually use first.

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How the rhyme finder works

Rhymes depend on sound, so the finder looks words up in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, which records how each word is said. It takes the sounds from the word’s last stressed vowel to the end, “art” in heart, and lists every everyday word that ends with exactly the same sounds. Those are the perfect rhymes.

Near rhymes keep the stressed vowel but let the consonants after it change within the same family of sounds, so a “t” can become a “d” or a “k”: heart nearscard and dark. When that finds only a few, words with the same vowel and the same number of final consonants fill in, so even soul gets home andphone.

Results are grouped by syllable count, with common words first. Rare and unusual words are hidden until you ask for them, because a rhyme nobody recognises rarely helps a line.

Examples

WordPerfect rhymesNear rhymes
timerhyme, climb, crime, prime, chimeline, mine, fine, design
heartstart, apart, part, art, departhard, card, dark, park
loveabove, of, glove, doveenough, rough, stuff
moneyfunny, honey, sunnysummer, dummy
orangenone in everyday Englishtorrent, warrant

Tips for writing with rhymes

  • Pick the rhyme for its meaning first and its sound second. A perfect rhyme that says the wrong thing weakens a line more than a near rhyme that says the right thing.
  • The obvious pairs, love and above, fire and desire, are obvious because everyone has heard them. A near rhyme is often the fresher choice.
  • Put the word you most want to stress at the end of the line, and find its rhyme, rather than the other way round.
  • Check the beat with the syllable counter, especially for a haiku or a chorus that has to scan.

Popular rhymes

Rhymes, notes and example couplets for some of the words people look up most:

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a perfect rhyme and a near rhyme?
A perfect rhyme matches every sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word: “heart” and “start”. A near rhyme, also called a slant rhyme, keeps the stressed vowel but changes the sounds after it slightly: “heart” and “card”. Near rhymes are common in modern songs and poems because they sound less predictable.
Why does a word that looks like a rhyme not appear?
Rhymes are about sound, not spelling. “Cough” and “though” end in the same letters but do not rhyme, while “blue” and “through” do. The finder uses a pronouncing dictionary, so it matches how words are said, in standard American pronunciation.
Is there really no rhyme for orange?
Not a perfect one in everyday English. Nothing in our word list shares its ending from the stressed vowel on. Near rhymes such as “torrent” and “warrant” come close, and songwriters often rhyme it across two words instead. See words that rhyme with orange.
Why are the rhymes grouped by syllables?
So you can keep the rhythm of a line. If a line needs a one-beat ending, the one-syllable group is where to look; a two- or three-syllable rhyme moves the beat and can make a line feel longer.
Does it work for British pronunciation?
Mostly. The pronunciations come from an American dictionary, so a few words that rhyme in one accent and not the other, such as “aunt” and “can’t”, may be grouped differently from how you say them.

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