Rhyme finder
Writing a poem, a song or a greeting card? Type a word and see which common English words rhyme with it, sorted by length in syllables. The word list is built into the page, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.
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How to use it
- Type a word in the box. Results appear as you type.
- Read the rhymes grouped by number of syllables; one-syllable rhymes are listed first.
- Pick the words you like. The list shows up to 400 words per group.
How it works
The built-in list stores each word with its rhyme key: the sound from the last stressed vowel to the end of the word. For word endings that are unstressed (as in -er, -y), the vowel before them is used, so city rhymes with pretty. The finder looks up your word, collects all words with the same key and sorts them. Because the source data does not mark stress, this is an approximation and a few results are close, not perfect, rhymes.
Example
For light (sound: AY + T) the list returns one-syllable rhymes such as bite, fight, night, right, white and write, and longer ones such as delight and midnight.
Tips
- If a rhyme sounds wrong, say both words aloud: stress and accent can change things.
- For the syllable count of your own lines, use the syllable counter.
- For words made from the same letters, try the anagram solver.
Frequently asked questions
How does it decide that two words rhyme?
Words that are in the built-in list carry a pronunciation ending taken from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary: the last stressed-sounding vowel and everything after it. Two words rhyme when those endings are equal, so light, night and write match even though they are spelled differently. Words that are not in the list are matched by the letters at the end, which is less exact.
How big is the word list?
About 15,000 common words, chosen from an American-English dictionary by how often they appear in English text. It is deliberately modest, so rare words, names and slang may be missing, and a short result does not prove that no other rhyme exists.
Does it find near rhymes or slant rhymes?
No. It lists perfect rhymes only, where the ending sound matches exactly. For slant rhymes, try a word with the same vowel (time and mine) or the same final consonant sounds yourself.
Are the pronunciations American or British?
American. The pronunciation data is for American English, so a few words rhyme differently in British speech (for example, words ending in -ar followed by a consonant).