Rhymes for common words / tell

Words That Rhyme With Tell

“tell” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are well, hell, hotel, sell, smell. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for tell

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • well
  • hell
  • hotel
  • sell
  • smell
  • fell
  • cell
  • bell
  • spell
  • swell
  • noel
  • yell
  • motel
  • personnel
  • mel
  • shell
  • farewell
  • del
  • mademoiselle
  • belle
  • intel
  • rochelle
  • nobel
  • elle
  • dwell
  • dell
  • cornell
  • ell
  • raphael
  • gel
  • clientele
  • marcel
  • expel
  • odell
  • cartel
  • gazelle
  • fidel
  • bel
  • compel
  • patel
  • excel
  • snell
  • repel
  • schnell
  • pell
  • carmel
  • lapel
  • unwell

Near rhymes for tell

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • there
  • where
  • their
  • care
  • hair
  • air
  • wear
  • fair
  • swear
  • share
  • bear
  • dare
  • chair
  • pair
  • aware
  • scare
  • prepare
  • square
  • spare
  • claire
  • affair
  • tear
  • rare
  • prayer
  • herr
  • stare
  • unfair
  • repair
  • compare
  • bare
  • pierre
  • declare
  • fare
  • despair
  • beware
  • millionaire
  • blair
  • heir
  • flare
  • hare

Slant rhymes for tell

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

  • get
  • let
  • when
  • yes
  • them
  • then
  • said
  • guess
  • dead
  • men
  • head
  • yet
  • says
  • check
  • read
  • set
  • death
  • met
  • bed
  • bet
  • red
  • ten
  • step
  • less
  • ben
  • dress
  • lead
  • mess
  • press
  • neck
  • leg
  • fresh
  • yep
  • beg
  • breath
  • ted
  • fred
  • wet
  • peg
  • bless

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Rhymes for tell: questions

What rhymes with tell?

The most common perfect rhymes for “tell” are well, hell, hotel, sell, smell, fell, cell, bell. Near rhymes include there, where, their, care, hair.

What is a slant rhyme for tell?

Slant and near rhymes for “tell” include there, where, their, care, get, let, when, yes. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in tell?

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

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