Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with century
Words that share the ending of century — penitentiary, midcentury, every and more. 3 syllables, an open ending, pronounced S EH1 N CH ER0 IY0.
Sound structure
century has 3 syllables and is pronounced S EH1 N CH ER0 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 penitentiary, midcentury, every, energy.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- S EH1 N CH ER0 IY0
- Syllable breakdown
- S · EH1 · N · CH · ER0 · IY0
- Syllable count
- 3 syllables
- Ending sound
- IY0
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- penitentiary P EH2 N IH0 T EH1 N CH ER0 IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- midcentury M IH0 D S EH1 N CH ER0 IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- every EH1 V ER0 IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- energy EH1 N ER0 JH IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- memory M EH1 M ER0 IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- family F AE1 M AH0 L IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- any EH1 N IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- half-century HH AE2 F S EH1 N CH AH0 R IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- documentary D AA2 K Y AH0 M EH1 N T ER0 IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- unsatisfactory AH2 N S AH0 T IH0 S F AE1 K T ER0 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
- sensory S EH1 N S ER0 IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- he HH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- many M EH1 N IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- in-memory IH0 N M EH1 M ER0 IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- parliamentary P AA2 R L AH0 M EH1 N T ER0 IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- non-supervisory N AA0 N S UW2 P ER0 V AY1 Z ER0 IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
- treasury T R EH1 ZH ER0 IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- we W IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- money M AH1 N IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- essentially EH0 S EH1 N SH AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- me M IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- she SH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 드림 2 syllables · common
- センチュリー 5 syllables · common
- 그림 2 syllables · common
- 死 シニ · 2 syllables · common
- 베이비 3 syllables · common
- 爺い ジジイ · 3 syllables · common
- 메이비 3 syllables · common
- め寿司 メズシ · 3 syllables · common
- 데스티니 4 syllables · noun · standard
- セーフティー 5 syllables · common
- 데이 2 syllables · common
- セーフティ 4 syllables · common
- 다큐멘터리 5 syllables · noun · standard
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- 구속집행정지 6 syllables · noun · standard
- ハンズフリー 6 syllables · common
- 나이스게임티비 7 syllables · noun · standard
- ユーロスピーチ 7 syllables · common
- 레이디 3 syllables · common
- インポッシブリー 8 syllables · common
- セフティ 3 syllables · common
- セキュリティー 5 syllables · common
- センサリー 5 syllables · common
- セイフティ 4 syllables · common
- いち イチ · 2 syllables · common
- 揺り ユスリ · 3 syllables · common
- スリーピー 5 syllables · common
- シックスティー 6 syllables · common
- オールマイティー 7 syllables · common
- コンプリメンタリー 9 syllables · common
- 弁才 ベンザイ · 4 syllables · common
- にび ニビ · 2 syllables · common
- 睡気 スイキ · 3 syllables · common
- エネルギー 5 syllables · common
- ベースライン 6 syllables · common
- バックステージ 7 syllables · common
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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