Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with allow
Words that share the ending of allow — how, now, know-how and more. 2 syllables, an open ending, pronounced AH0 L AW1.
Sound structure
allow has 2 syllables and is pronounced AH0 L AW1. Its ending, AW1, 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 how, now, know-how, wow.
Other languages also line up: Korean
- Pronunciation
- AH0 L AW1
- Syllable breakdown
- AH0 · L · AW1
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- AW1
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- how HH AW1 · 1 syllable · common
- now N AW1 · 1 syllable · common
- know-how N OW1 HH AW2 · 2 syllables · common
- wow W AW1 · 1 syllable · standard
- somehow S AH1 M HH AW2 · 2 syllables · standard
- mindanao M IH2 N D AH0 N AW1 · 3 syllables · standard
- holier-than-thou HH OW2 L IY0 AH0 R DH AH0 N DH AW1 · 5 syllables · standard
- guinea-bissau G IH2 N IY0 B IH0 S AW1 · 4 syllables · standard
- bow B AW1 · 1 syllable · standard
- macau M AH0 K AW1 · 2 syllables · standard
- disavow D IH2 S AH0 V AW1 · 3 syllables · standard
- minangkabau M AH0 N AE2 NG K AH0 B AW1 · 4 syllables · rare
- thou DH AW1 · 1 syllable · standard
- macao M AH0 K AW1 · 2 syllables · standard
- disallow D IH2 S AH0 L AW1 · 3 syllables · standard
- cow K AW1 · 1 syllable · standard
- bow-wow B AW1 W AW2 · 2 syllables · standard
- anyhow EH1 N IY0 HH AW2 · 3 syllables · standard
- dow D AW1 · 1 syllable · standard
- i-thou AY0 DH AW1 · 2 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- to T UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- you Y UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- about AH0 B AW1 T · 2 syllables · common
- lmao L AH0 M AW0 · 2 syllables · standard
- do D UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- well-to-do W EH2 L T AH0 D UW1 · 3 syllables · common
- how-do-you-do HH AW2 D AH0 Y AH0 D UW1 · 4 syllables · common
- oberammergau OW2 B AH0 R AA1 M AH0 R G AW0 · 5 syllables · rare
- one-two W AH2 N T UW1 · 2 syllables · common
- who HH UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- in-and-out IH2 N AH0 N AW1 T · 3 syllables · common
- wiederaufbau W IY2 D ER0 AO1 F B AW0 · 4 syllables · rare
- run-through R AH1 N TH R UW2 · 2 syllables · common
- new N UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- out-and-out AW2 D AH0 N AW1 T · 3 syllables · common
- to-do T UW2 D UW1 · 2 syllables · common
- two T UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- how-about HH AW2 AH0 B AW1 T · 3 syllables · common
- how-to HH AW1 T UW2 · 2 syllables · common
- too T UW1 · 1 syllable · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 싸움 2 syllables · common
- 플로우 3 syllables · common
- 글로우 3 syllables · common
- 바울 2 syllables · noun · standard
- 하바쿡 3 syllables · noun · standard
- 아굴라와 4 syllables · noun · standard
- 룻 1 syllable · noun · standard
- 사울 2 syllables · noun · standard
- 길정우 3 syllables · noun · standard
- 아리따움 4 syllables · noun · standard
- 하와 2 syllables · noun · standard
- 강성구 3 syllables · noun · standard
- 패이스북 4 syllables · noun · standard
- 바룩 2 syllables · noun · standard
- 서정화 3 syllables · noun · standard
- 페이스북 4 syllables · noun · standard
- 나훔 2 syllables · noun · standard
- 김석원 3 syllables · noun · standard
- 쿠쿠 2 syllables · noun · standard
- 권달수 3 syllables · noun · standard
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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