Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with challenge

Words that share the ending of challenge — alonge, counterchallenge, and and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced CH AE1 L AH0 N JH.

Sound structure

challenge has 2 syllables and is pronounced CH AE1 L AH0 N JH. Its ending, JH, 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 alonge, counterchallenge, and, much.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
CH AE1 L AH0 N JH
Syllable breakdown
CH · AE1 · L · AH0 · N · JH
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
JH
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • alonge AE1 L AH0 N JH · 2 syllables · rare
  • counterchallenge K AW1 N T ER0 CH AE2 L AH0 N JH · 4 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • and AH0 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • much M AH1 CH · 1 syllable · common
  • such S AH1 CH · 1 syllable · common
  • one W AH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • fire F AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • one-to-one W AH2 N T AH0 W AH1 N · 3 syllables · common
  • get-together G EH1 T T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 4 syllables · common
  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • higher HH AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • all-in-one AO2 L AH0 N W AH1 N · 3 syllables · common
  • narayanganj N AH0 R AA1 Y AH0 NG G AH2 N JH · 4 syllables · rare
  • the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • back-up B AE1 K AH2 P · 2 syllables · common
  • however HH AW2 EH1 V ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • from F R AH1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • orange AO1 R AH0 N JH · 2 syllables · standard
  • together T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • love L AH1 V · 1 syllable · common
  • make-up M EY1 K AH2 P · 2 syllables · common
  • muskellunge M AH1 S K AH0 L AH2 N JH · 3 syllables · rare
  • of AH1 V · 1 syllable · common
  • some S AH1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • but B AH1 T · 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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