Rhymes for common words / rain

Words That Rhyme With Rain

“rain” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are explain, pain, plane, train, brain. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for rain

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • explain
  • pain
  • plane
  • train
  • brain
  • jane
  • main
  • insane
  • crane
  • lane
  • remain
  • champagne
  • plain
  • chain
  • wayne
  • campaign
  • elaine
  • gain
  • maintain
  • complain
  • spain
  • kane
  • drain
  • cane
  • cocaine
  • strain
  • vain
  • stain
  • entertain
  • contain
  • maine
  • sane
  • grain
  • cain
  • obtain
  • vein
  • dane
  • twain
  • paine
  • sustain
  • regain
  • domain
  • retain
  • terrain
  • refrain
  • bane
  • detain
  • humane
  • slain
  • restrain
  • layne
  • ascertain
  • attain
  • sprain
  • mundane
  • crain
  • thane
  • ukraine
  • seine
  • mane
  • lain
  • profane
  • disdain
  • abstain
  • sartain
  • pane
  • feign
  • inhumane
  • inane
  • arcane

Near rhymes for rain

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • name
  • came
  • same
  • game
  • blame
  • became
  • shame
  • claim
  • aim
  • frame
  • dame
  • lame
  • flame
  • fame
  • tame
  • reclaim
  • ballgame
  • proclaim
  • overcame
  • merengue
  • maim
  • acclaim

Slant rhymes for rain

Share the vowel or the final consonant. Great for natural-sounding lyrics.

  • crayon
  • take
  • make
  • wait
  • great
  • place
  • made
  • days
  • face
  • case
  • late
  • gave
  • break
  • hate
  • save
  • safe
  • date
  • straight
  • state
  • wake
  • eight
  • paid
  • age
  • jail
  • tape
  • space
  • sake
  • race
  • played
  • raise
  • ways
  • faith
  • stage
  • cake
  • jake
  • dave
  • grace
  • shake
  • page
  • mail

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Rhymes for rain: questions

What rhymes with rain?

The most common perfect rhymes for “rain” are explain, pain, plane, train, brain, jane, main, insane. Near rhymes include name, came, same, game, blame.

What is a slant rhyme for rain?

Slant and near rhymes for “rain” include name, came, same, game, crayon, take, make, wait. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in rain?

“rain” has 1 syllable, according to the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

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