Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with active
Words that share the ending of active — attractive, surface-active, inactive and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced AE1 K T IH0 V.
Sound structure
active has 2 syllables and is pronounced AE1 K T IH0 V. Its ending, V, is a stopped ending.
A plosive ending cuts the sound off cleanly. It closes a line with force, but it has fewer matches than the other types.
The closest matches are attractive, surface-active, inactive, interactive.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- AE1 K T IH0 V
- Syllable breakdown
- AE1 · K · T · IH0 · V
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- V
- Ending type
- a stopped ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- attractive AH0 T R AE1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- surface-active S ER1 F AH0 S AE2 K T IH0 V · 4 syllables · standard
- inactive IH2 N AE1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- interactive IH2 N T ER0 AE1 K T IH0 V · 4 syllables · standard
- reactive R IY0 AE1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- radioactive R EY2 D IY0 OW0 AE1 K T IH0 V · 5 syllables · standard
- tractive T R AE1 K T IH0 V · 2 syllables · rare
- unattractive AH2 N AH0 T R AE1 K T IH0 V · 4 syllables · standard
- proactive P R OW2 AE1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- photorefractive F OW2 T OW0 R IH0 F R AE1 K T IH0 V · 5 syllables · rare
- factive F AE1 K T IH0 V · 2 syllables · rare
- retroactive R EH2 T R OW0 AE1 K T IH0 V · 4 syllables · standard
- refractive R AH0 F R AE1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- counterattractive K AW2 N T AH0 R AH0 T R AE1 K T IH0 V · 5 syllables · rare
- practive P R AE1 K T IH0 V · 2 syllables · rare
- psychoactive S AY2 K OW0 AE1 K T IH0 V · 4 syllables · standard
- extractive IH0 K S T R AE1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- noncounteractive N AA2 NG K AW2 N T AH0 R AE1 K T IH0 V · 5 syllables · rare
- tactive T AE1 K T IH0 V · 2 syllables · rare
- hyperactive HH AY2 P ER0 AE1 K T IH0 V · 4 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- effective IH0 F EH1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- give G IH1 V · 1 syllable · common
- perspective P ER0 S P EH1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- if IH1 F · 1 syllable · common
- objective AH0 B JH EH1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- lady L EY1 D IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- self-protective S EH2 L F P R AH0 T EH1 K T IH0 V · 4 syllables · standard
- administrative AH0 D M IH1 N AH0 S T R EY2 T IH0 V · 5 syllables · standard
- hiv-negative EY0 CH AY0 V IY2 N EH1 G AH0 D IH0 V · 6 syllables · standard
- neurodegenerative N UH2 R OW0 D AH0 JH EH1 N AH0 R AH0 D IH0 V · 7 syllables · standard
- leave L IY1 V · 1 syllable · common
- collective K AH0 L EH1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- baby B EY1 B IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- ineffective IH2 N IH0 F EH1 K T IH0 V · 4 syllables · standard
- cooperative K OW0 AA1 P ER0 EY2 T IH0 V · 5 syllables · standard
- hiv-positive EY2 CH AY2 V IY2 P AA1 Z AH0 D IH0 V · 6 syllables · standard
- be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- detective D IH0 T EH1 K T IH0 V · 3 syllables · standard
- maybe M EY1 B IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- retrospective R EH2 T R AH0 S P EH1 K T IH0 V · 4 syllables · standard
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 베이비 3 syllables · common
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- 메이비 3 syllables · common
- きび キビ · 2 syllables · common
- 데이 2 syllables · common
- かたみ カタミ · 3 syllables · common
- 레이디 3 syllables · common
- ベイビー 4 syllables · common
- 비트 2 syllables · common
- 愛 アイ · 2 syllables · common
- 리바이스 4 syllables · noun · standard
- がかり ガカリ · 3 syllables · common
- 테이크 3 syllables · common
- ブループリント 7 syllables · common
- 타임 2 syllables · common
- メイビー 4 syllables · common
- 닥터마틴 4 syllables · noun · standard
- にび ニビ · 2 syllables · common
- 케이크 3 syllables · common
- カイリ 3 syllables · common
How this was worked out
RhymeMore matches sound, not spelling. It splits a word into syllables, pulls out the vowel and the closing consonant of each, and groups candidates by how many syllables agree counting back from the end. The FAQ explains the method in full.
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