Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with avoid

Words that share the ending of avoid — annoyed, lloyd, void and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced AH0 V OY1 D.

Sound structure

avoid has 2 syllables and is pronounced AH0 V OY1 D. Its ending, D, 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 annoyed, lloyd, void, self-employed.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
AH0 V OY1 D
Syllable breakdown
AH0 · V · OY1 · D
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
D
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • annoyed AH0 N OY1 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • lloyd L OY1 D · 1 syllable · standard
  • void V OY1 D · 1 syllable · standard
  • self-employed S EH2 L F AH0 M P L OY1 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • boyd B OY1 D · 1 syllable · standard
  • steroid S T ER0 OY1 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • cannabinoid K AE1 N AH0 B AH0 N OY2 D · 4 syllables · rare
  • glucocorticoid G L UW2 K OW0 K AO1 R D AH0 K OY2 D · 5 syllables · rare
  • neonicotinoid N IY2 OW0 N IH1 K AH0 T AH0 N OY2 D · 6 syllables · rare
  • mineralocorticoid M IH2 N AH0 R AH0 L OW0 K AO1 R D AH0 K OY2 D · 7 syllables · rare
  • paranoid P EH1 R AH0 N OY2 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • floyd F L OY1 D · 1 syllable · standard
  • destroyed D IH0 S T R OY1 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • carotenoid K AH0 R AA1 T AH0 N OY2 D · 4 syllables · rare
  • cercopithecoid S ER2 K AH0 P IH1 TH AH0 K OY2 D · 5 syllables · rare
  • micrometeoroid M AY2 K R AH0 M IY1 D IY0 AH0 R OY2 D · 6 syllables · rare
  • humanoid HH Y UW1 M AH0 N OY2 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • freud F R OY1 D · 1 syllable · standard
  • enjoyed EH2 N JH OY1 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • meteoroid M IY1 D IY0 AH0 R OY2 D · 4 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • point P OY1 N T · 1 syllable · common
  • point-to-point P OY2 N T T AH0 P OY1 N T · 3 syllables · common
  • joined JH OY1 N D · 1 syllable · standard
  • boy B OY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • appoint AH0 P OY1 N T · 2 syllables · standard
  • illinois IH2 L AH0 N OY1 · 3 syllables · standard
  • eicosanoid AY0 K OW0 S AH0 N OY0 D · 4 syllables · rare
  • asterostromelloid AE0 S T AH0 R OW0 S T R OW0 M AH0 L OY0 D · 6 syllables · rare
  • geniohyoid JH IY0 N IY0 OW0 HH AY0 OY0 D · 5 syllables · rare
  • oil OY1 L · 1 syllable · common
  • detroit D IH0 T R OY1 T · 2 syllables · standard
  • disappoint D IH2 S AH0 P OY1 N T · 3 syllables · standard
  • fistularioid F IH0 S T Y UH0 L AH0 R OY0 D · 4 syllables · rare
  • cricoarytenoid K R AY0 K OW0 AE0 R AH0 T IY0 N OY0 D · 6 syllables · rare
  • immunotactoid IH0 M Y UW0 N OW0 T AE0 K T OY0 D · 5 syllables · rare
  • joint JH OY1 N T · 1 syllable · standard
  • enjoy EH2 N JH OY1 · 2 syllables · common
  • pterygoid T EH0 R AH0 G OY0 D · 3 syllables · rare
  • vampiroid V AE0 M P AY0 AH0 R OY0 D · 4 syllables · rare
  • interarytenoid IH0 N T ER0 AE0 R AH0 T IY0 N OY0 D · 6 syllables · rare

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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