Rhyme Finder

What the groups mean

Perfect rhymes match from the last stressed vowel to the end of the word and start with a different sound, like light and bright. Near rhymes match only part of that. Words in “same vowel” share the stressed vowel but end differently (light and mine); words in “same ending” share the ending consonants but not the vowel (light and cat). Both groups are listed, because one word can be close in more than one way.

Identical sounds are words whose rhyming part and the sound before it are both the same, such as light and delight; they are kept out of the perfect count. Eye rhymes share their last three letters but not their sound, like love and move. Words with several pronunciations, such as live, are matched on each one and labelled in the results.

Using the filters

Choose a syllable count to match the line you are writing. The ending filter keeps only words that end in the letters you type, which helps when you want a particular spelling pattern. Lists show common words only, and are alphabetical inside each syllable group.

To check one pair of words, use the two-word rhyme checker; the perfect versus slant rhyme guide covers the theory.