Rhyming Words With Me, You or Any Word: Rhyming Dictionary

This rhyming dictionary lists rhyming words for the word you type, such as rhyming words with me, you, time, love or day. Enter a word, press Find Rhymes, and the tool shows the matching words in groups of one, two, three and four-plus syllables, with common words first. It runs in your browser, needs no sign-up, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

The tool matches by sound, not by spelling. That is why “you” rhymes with blue, two, through and who, and why “time” rhymes with climb and rhyme. The sounds come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public pronunciation list for North American English, and the tool keeps the words that also appear in common English word lists. Rare words and names are left out.

How to use the rhyming dictionary

1. Type one word into the box, for example time.
2. Click Find Rhymes, or press Enter. You can also click one of the popular words under the box.
3. Read the count and the Rhyme sound line above the list. It shows the sounds the rhymes must share, written in CMU phoneme letters.
4. Use the Syllables buttons to see only one-, two-, three- or four-plus-syllable rhymes.
5. Under Match, choose Perfect rhymes (the default) or Last syllable only for a looser, wider list.
6. Tick Common words only to hide rarer words. Rarer words are shown in grey.
7. Tap a word to see its meaning, or tick Show meanings to see a short meaning under every word.
8. Use Sort to put common words first (the default) or to list the words from A to Z.
9. Click Try an Example for a sample search, or Clear to start over.

Copy List puts one word per line on your clipboard. Print List makes a clean sheet of up to 1,500 words, which is handy for songwriting, poetry lessons or a rhyme worksheet. The search is saved in the address bar, so a bookmarked link opens the same list. Lists you print are free for any use, including classroom packs and KDP or Etsy printables.

What counts as a perfect rhyme here?

A perfect rhyme starts at the last stressed vowel of the word and repeats every sound after it. For “time” that is the sound “-ime”, so lime, crime, prime and rhyme all match. The sounds before the stressed vowel must be different: “time” does not count as a rhyme for itself. Words that sound the same but are spelled differently, such as rhyme and rime, both appear.

What are “Last syllable only” rhymes?

This setting matches only the vowel and consonant sounds of the final syllable, whether or not that syllable is stressed. It gives a longer list and is useful when a perfect rhyme is hard to find. For “table”, for example, it returns more words than the perfect-rhyme setting, because only the sound of the final syllable has to match. Treat these as near rhymes: they sound right at the end of a line but are not exact.

Which words rhyme with you, me, time, love and day?

In this tool’s word list there are 172 perfect rhymes for “you” (69 of them common, such as who, two, blue and through), 315 for “me” (100 common), 46 for “time” (25 common, such as prime, crime, rhyme and climb), 8 for “love” (above, dove, glove, shove and of among them) and 257 for “day” (81 common). Counts depend on the word list, so a larger dictionary may show more.

How many words rhyme with other common words?

Perfect rhymes in this tool’s list: 13 for “life” (wife, knife and strife among them), 55 for “cat”, 25 for “dog”, 96 for “red”, 47 for “sun”, 70 for “old”, 184 for “cry”, 49 for “house” and 9 for “world”. Words with long, common sounds, such as “-ay” or “-ee”, have the most rhymes. Words with an odd final sound, such as “love” or “world”, have few.

How big is the “Last syllable only” list?

It depends on the word. For “cat” it finds 57 words, almost the same as the 55 perfect rhymes. For “sun” it finds 2,235, because only the weak final sound has to match, while perfect rhymes number 47. When the list is that long, switch back to Perfect rhymes or use the Syllables buttons.

Why do words like family and happy have so few perfect rhymes?

A perfect rhyme must repeat the sounds from the last stressed vowel, and in “family” or “happy” the stress falls early, so the rhyming part is long. The list has 3 perfect rhymes for “family”, 4 for “happy”, 1 for “picture” and 2 for “image”. With Last syllable only the same words match thousands of words that just end in the “-ee” sound, such as the, he and be. Use that setting for loose, near rhymes only.

Why does “orange” have no rhymes?

Some words have no perfect rhyme in the list. “Orange” is the well-known example. When a word has none, try Last syllable only, or rhyme a related word: poets often settle for a near rhyme when no exact one exists.

Frequently asked questions

Can I get rhyming words with meaning, or rhymes with meaning for a word like love?

Yes. Tick Show meanings to see a short WordNet meaning under every rhyming word, or tap one word to read just its meaning. For “love” the tool shows 8 perfect rhymes (of, shove, dove, glove, above, thereof, foxglove and truelove), and the meanings help you pick the right one for a poem or lyric.

Does it work for any word, even a number like 10 or a word like Christmas?

It works for any word in the pronunciation list, which covers common English words. Type the word, not the digits: write ten instead of 10, which gives 48 rhymes. Names such as “christmas” are not in the list, so the tool asks you to check the spelling. For “animals” and “images” there is no perfect rhyme in the list, but Last syllable only finds 566 and 1,205 near rhymes.

Is it “rhyme” or “rhythm”, as in “words rhythm with love”?

People often type “words rhythm with love” when they mean “words that rhyme with love”. Rhyme is the repeated sound at the end of words, and rhythm is the beat of a line. This tool finds rhymes. Type the word, here love, and press Find Rhymes.

Does it match spelling or sound?

Sound. Words that are spelled alike do not always rhyme (love and move), and words spelled differently can rhyme (blue and through). The tool follows how the words are pronounced in North American English, so a rhyme may not work in every accent.

Can I find rhymes with a set number of syllables?

Yes. Use the Syllables buttons to show only one-syllable, two-syllable, three-syllable or four-plus-syllable rhymes. The list is also grouped by syllable count.

What is the difference between perfect and near rhymes?

A perfect rhyme repeats every sound from the last stressed vowel onward. A near rhyme shares only part of that. The Last syllable only setting gives you wider, near-rhyme style matches.

Is the rhyme list free to print and use in songs or books?

Yes. Lists you make here are free to use for any purpose, including songs, poems, classroom worksheets, KDP books and Etsy printables, with no attribution needed. The only limit is that you may not copy the tool itself to run a competing service.

Where does the rhyme data come from?

From the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary of Carnegie Mellon University, filtered to common English words. Meanings come from WordNet 3.0 (Princeton University). Licence notices are on the Licences page.

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