Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with carry

Words that share the ending of carry — barry, garry, barrie and more. 2 syllables, an open ending, pronounced K AE1 R IY0.

Sound structure

carry has 2 syllables and is pronounced K AE1 R IY0. Its ending, IY0, 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 barry, garry, barrie, denarii.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
K AE1 R IY0
Syllable breakdown
K · AE1 · R · IY0
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
IY0
Ending type
an open ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • barry B AE1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • garry G AE1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • barrie B AE1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • denarii D IH0 N AE1 R IY0 · 3 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • very V EH1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • baby B EY1 B IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • maybe M EY1 B IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • lady L EY1 D IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • military M IH1 L AH0 T EH2 R IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • how-many HH AW2 M EH1 N IY0 · 3 syllables · common
  • non-military N AA0 N M IH1 L AH0 T EH2 R IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • extraordinary EH2 K S T R AH0 AO1 R D AH0 N EH2 R IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
  • environment-friendly IH0 N V AY0 AH0 R AH0 N M AH0 N T F R EH1 N D L IY0 · 7 syllables · standard
  • crazy K R EY1 Z IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • he HH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • january JH AE1 N Y UW0 EH2 R IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • primary P R AY1 M EH2 R IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • contemporary K AH0 N T EH1 M P ER0 EH2 R IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • garden-variety G AA2 R D AH0 N V AH0 R AY1 AH0 D IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
  • happy HH AE1 P IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • we W IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • february F EH1 B Y AH0 W EH2 R IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
  • already AO0 L R EH1 D IY0 · 3 syllables · common
  • me M IY1 · 1 syllable · 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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