Rhyme Checker
Do these two words rhyme? Type a pair and get a straight answer: perfect, near, slant, multi-syllable or no rhyme, plus the sounds that decide it.
How the checker decides
Each word is turned into its sounds using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. The checker finds the stressed vowel in each one and compares everything after it. All the same sounds means a perfect rhyme. Same vowel with similar consonants means a near rhyme. Only the vowel, or only the last consonant, means a slant rhyme. For phrases it also compares the last two vowel sounds, which catches rap-style multi-syllable rhymes.
Checking a whole poem rather than one pair? Paste it into the rhyme scheme analyzer. Need options instead of a yes or no? The rhyming dictionary lists every rhyme for a word, and the rhyme generator writes rhyming lines for you.
Questions
How do I check if two words rhyme?
Say both words and listen from the stressed vowel to the end. If every sound from there on is the same (light / night), it’s a perfect rhyme. The checker on this page does this using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary and also tells you when words are near or slant rhymes.
Does orange rhyme with anything?
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for orange, but it slant-rhymes with words and phrases like door hinge, porridge and storage. Type orange and a candidate into the checker to compare them.
Do words have to be spelled alike to rhyme?
No. Rhyme is about sound. Eyes and prize rhyme perfectly despite different spellings, while cough and through look similar and don’t rhyme at all.
Can phrases rhyme?
Yes. Multi-word or mosaic rhymes such as “door hinge / orange” or “hit ’em / rhythm” match sounds across several words. The checker compares the last two vowel sounds of each phrase.