Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with africa
Words that share the ending of africa — american, a, heart and more. 3 syllables, an open ending, pronounced AE1 F R AH0 K AA0.
Sound structure
africa has 3 syllables and is pronounced AE1 F R AH0 K AA0. Its ending, AA0, is an open ending.
Ending on a vowel lets you hold the note and roll into the next line. There are plenty of matches, but the rhyme blurs easily, so match the vowel one syllable earlier to keep it sharp.
The closest matches are american, a, heart, the.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- AE1 F R AH0 K AA0
- Syllable breakdown
- AE1 · F · R · AH0 · K · AA0
- Syllable count
- 3 syllables
- Ending sound
- AA0
- Ending type
- an open ending
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- american AH0 M EH1 R AH0 K AH0 N · 4 syllables · common
- a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
- heart HH AA1 R T · 1 syllable · common
- the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
- national N AE1 SH AH0 N AH0 L · 3 syllables · common
- come-on K AH1 M AA1 N · 2 syllables · common
- ahhhh AA1 AA0 AA0 AA0 · 4 syllables · standard
- addis-ababa AA1 D IH0 S AH0 B AA1 B AA0 · 5 syllables · standard
- are AA1 R · 1 syllable · common
- one-on-one W AH1 N AH0 N AA1 N · 3 syllables · common
- run-off R AH1 N AA2 F · 2 syllables · common
- curricula K ER0 IH1 K Y AH0 L AA2 · 4 syllables · standard
- haleakala HH AA2 L IY0 AA2 K AH0 L AA1 · 5 syllables · rare
- art AA1 R T · 1 syllable · common
- elena EH1 L AH0 N AA0 · 3 syllables · standard
- run-on R AH1 N AA1 N · 2 syllables · common
- coca-cola K OW2 K AH0 K OW1 L AA0 · 4 syllables · standard
- abeokuta AA2 B EY0 OW1 K UH0 T AA2 · 5 syllables · rare
- part P AA1 R T · 1 syllable · common
- one-to-one W AH2 N T AH0 W AH1 N · 3 syllables · common
- on AA1 N · 1 syllable · common
- was W AA1 Z · 1 syllable · common
- start S T AA1 R T · 1 syllable · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 바람 2 syllables · common
- フーガ 3 syllables · common
- 너랑 2 syllables · phrase · common
- プラザ 3 syllables · common
- 파랑 2 syllables · common
- カブラ 3 syllables · common
- 사랑 2 syllables · common
- ファイバー 4 syllables · common
- 파이어 3 syllables · common
- 安愚楽 アグラ · 3 syllables · common
- 에스드라 4 syllables · noun · standard
- バー 2 syllables · common
- 갈라디아서 5 syllables · noun · standard
- 磚 シキガワラ · 5 syllables · common
- 사람 2 syllables · common
- サッカー 4 syllables · common
- 타이어 3 syllables · common
- ふすま フスマ · 3 syllables · common
- 아이리버 4 syllables · noun · standard
- 機 バタ · 2 syllables · common
- 紅玉 ベニダマ · 4 syllables · common
- ぶすま ブスマ · 3 syllables · common
- フスマ 3 syllables · common
- 薔薇 イバラ · 3 syllables · common
- センター 4 syllables · common
- あわ アワ · 2 syllables · common
- 鴛鴦 ユアンヤン · 5 syllables · common
- 仇名 アダナ · 3 syllables · common
- メーカー 4 syllables · common
- うな ウナ · 2 syllables · common
- 데살로니가 5 syllables · noun · standard
- 盲目 メクラ · 3 syllables · common
- レーザー 4 syllables · common
- ワー 2 syllables · common
- 스타일쉐어 5 syllables · noun · standard
- 逆 サカサ · 3 syllables · common
- レーバー 4 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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