Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with approach

Words that share the ending of approach — coach, roach, roche and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced AH0 P R OW1 CH.

Sound structure

approach has 2 syllables and is pronounced AH0 P R OW1 CH. Its ending, CH, 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 coach, roach, roche, self-reproach.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
AH0 P R OW1 CH
Syllable breakdown
AH0 · P · R · OW1 · CH
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
CH
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • coach K OW1 CH · 1 syllable · standard
  • roach R OW1 CH · 1 syllable · standard
  • roche R OW1 CH · 1 syllable · standard
  • self-reproach S EH2 L F R AH0 P R OW1 CH · 3 syllables · standard
  • poach P OW1 CH · 1 syllable · standard
  • cockroach K AA1 K R OW2 CH · 2 syllables · standard
  • reapproach R IY2 AH0 P R OW1 CH · 3 syllables · rare
  • broach B R OW1 CH · 1 syllable · standard
  • reproach R IY0 P R OW1 CH · 2 syllables · standard
  • loach L OW1 CH · 1 syllable · standard
  • stagecoach S T EY1 JH K OW2 CH · 2 syllables · standard
  • roache R OW1 CH · 1 syllable · rare
  • encroach IH0 N K R OW1 CH · 2 syllables · standard
  • doetsch D OW1 CH · 1 syllable · rare
  • abroach AH0 B R OW1 CH · 2 syllables · rare
  • goetsch G OW1 CH · 1 syllable · rare
  • unbrooch AH0 N B R OW1 CH · 2 syllables · rare
  • mowch M OW1 CH · 1 syllable · rare
  • accroach AH0 K R OW1 CH · 2 syllables · rare
  • proach P R OW1 CH · 1 syllable · rare

Near rhymes

The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.

  • flow F L OW1 · 1 syllable · common
  • glow G L OW1 · 1 syllable · common
  • show SH OW1 · 1 syllable · common
  • so S OW1 · 1 syllable · common
  • up-close AH2 P K L OW1 S · 2 syllables · common
  • so-and-so S OW1 AH0 N S OW2 · 3 syllables · common
  • know N OW1 · 1 syllable · common
  • ago AH0 G OW1 · 2 syllables · common
  • stop-and-go S T AA2 P AH0 N G OW1 · 3 syllables · common
  • no N OW1 · 1 syllable · common
  • at-home AH0 T HH OW1 M · 2 syllables · common
  • stay-at-home S T EY1 AH0 T HH OW2 M · 3 syllables · common
  • those DH OW1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • control K AH0 N T R OW1 L · 2 syllables · common
  • go-no-go G OW2 N OW1 G OW2 · 3 syllables · common
  • go G OW1 · 1 syllable · common
  • alone AH0 L OW1 N · 2 syllables · common
  • know-it-all N OW1 AH0 D AO2 L · 3 syllables · common
  • close K L OW1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • so-so S OW1 S OW1 · 2 syllables · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

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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