Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with clearly
Words that share the ending of clearly — nearly, merely, yearly and more. 2 syllables, an open ending, pronounced K L IH1 R L IY0.
Sound structure
clearly has 2 syllables and is pronounced K L IH1 R L 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 nearly, merely, yearly, severely.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- K L IH1 R L IY0
- Syllable breakdown
- K · L · IH1 · R · L · IY0
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- IY0
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- nearly N IH1 R L IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- merely M IH1 R L IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- yearly Y IH1 R L IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- severely S AH0 V IH1 R L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- dearly D IH1 R L IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- cavalierly K AE2 V AH0 L IH1 R L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
- uncavalierly AH0 NG K AE2 V AH0 L IH1 R L IY0 · 5 syllables · rare
- sincerely S IH0 N S IH1 R L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- sheerly SH IH1 R L IY0 · 2 syllables · rare
- insincerely IH2 N S AH0 N S IH1 R L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
- half-yearly HH AE2 F Y IH1 R L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- myrlie M IH1 R L IY0 · 2 syllables · rare
- overdearly OW2 V AH0 R D IH1 R L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
- austerely AO2 S T IH1 R L IY0 · 3 syllables · rare
- bierley B IH1 R L IY0 · 2 syllables · rare
- unausterely AH0 N AO0 S T IH1 R L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
- biyearly B AY2 Y IH1 R L IY0 · 3 syllables · rare
- bierly B IH1 R L IY0 · 2 syllables · rare
- unsincerely AH0 N S IH0 N S IH1 R L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
- perqueerly P ER0 K W IH1 R L IY0 · 3 syllables · rare
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- really R IH1 L IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- he HH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- city S IH1 T IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- we W IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- completely K AH0 M P L IY1 T L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- new-york-city N UW1 Y AO1 R K S IH1 T IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- automatically AO2 T AH0 M AE1 T IH0 K L IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- responsibility R IY0 S P AA2 N S AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T 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
- pretty P R IH1 T IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- me M IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- extremely EH0 K S T R IY1 M L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- actually AE1 K CH UW2 AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- non-utility N AA2 N Y UW0 T IH1 L IH0 T IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- extraordinary EH2 K S T R AH0 AO1 R D AH0 N EH2 R IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
- simply S IH1 M P L IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- will W IH1 L · 1 syllable · common
- all-party AO1 L P AA2 R D IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- facility F AH0 S IH1 L IH0 T IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 레이디 3 syllables · common
- キリキリ 4 syllables · common
- 베이비 3 syllables · common
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- 메이비 3 syllables · common
- キリ 2 syllables · common
- 릴리 2 syllables · noun · standard
- ギリー 3 syllables · common
- 김기리 3 syllables · noun · standard
- きび キビ · 2 syllables · common
- 뉴데일리 4 syllables · noun · standard
- イージー 4 syllables · common
- 노리치시티 5 syllables · noun · standard
- ミリタリー 5 syllables · common
- 돈데기리기리 6 syllables · noun · standard
- イマジナリー 6 syllables · common
- 나이스게임티비 7 syllables · noun · standard
- ブラックベリー 7 syllables · common
- 딜리 2 syllables · noun · standard
- コンプリメンタリー 9 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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