Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with california

Words that share the ending of california — a, the, gonna and more. 4 syllables, an open ending, pronounced K AE2 L AH0 F AO1 R N Y AH0.

Sound structure

california has 4 syllables and is pronounced K AE2 L AH0 F AO1 R N Y AH0. Its ending, AH0, 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 a, the, gonna, order.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
K AE2 L AH0 F AO1 R N Y AH0
Syllable breakdown
K · AE2 · L · AH0 · F · AO1 · R · N · Y · AH0
Syllable count
4 syllables
Ending sound
AH0
Ending type
an open ending

Near rhymes

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

  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • gonna G AA1 N AH0 · 2 syllables · common
  • order AO1 R D ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • and AH0 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • catalonia K AE2 T AH0 L OW1 N Y AH0 · 4 syllables · standard
  • ammonia AH0 M OW1 N Y AH0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • port-victoria P AO1 R T V IH0 K T AO1 R IY0 AH0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • czechoslovakia CH EH2 K AH0 S L OW0 V AA1 K IY0 AH0 · 6 syllables · standard
  • water W AO1 T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • one W AH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • marijuana M EH2 R AH0 W AA1 N AH0 · 4 syllables · standard
  • aurora ER0 AO1 R AH0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • semi-opera S EH1 M AY2 AA2 P AH0 R AH0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • georgia JH AO1 R JH AH0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • ca K AH1 · 1 syllable · standard
  • oklahoma OW2 K L AH0 HH OW1 M AH0 · 4 syllables · standard
  • virginia V ER0 JH IH1 N Y AH0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • louisiana L UW0 IY2 Z IY0 AE1 N AH0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • wanna W AA1 N AH0 · 2 syllables · standard

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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