Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with continue
Words that share the ending of continue — discontinue, sinew, unsinew and more. 3 syllables, an open ending, pronounced K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0.
Sound structure
continue has 3 syllables and is pronounced K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0. Its ending, UW0, 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 discontinue, sinew, unsinew, recontinue.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0
- Syllable breakdown
- K · AH0 · N · T · IH1 · N · Y · UW0
- Syllable count
- 3 syllables
- Ending sound
- UW0
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- discontinue D IH0 S K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0 · 4 syllables · standard
- sinew S IH1 N Y UW0 · 2 syllables · rare
- unsinew AH0 N S IH1 N Y UW0 · 3 syllables · rare
- recontinue R IY2 K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0 · 4 syllables · rare
- insinew IH0 N S IH1 N Y UW0 · 3 syllables · rare
- prediscontinue P R IY0 D IH0 S K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0 · 5 syllables · rare
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- into IH1 N T UW0 · 2 syllables · common
- continued K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- continues K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0 Z · 3 syllables · standard
- to T UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- issue IH1 SH UW0 · 2 syllables · common
- how-do-you-do HH AW2 D AH0 Y AH0 D UW1 · 4 syllables · common
- w D AH1 B AH0 L Y UW0 · 3 syllables · common
- bmw B IY1 EH2 M D AH1 B AH0 L Y UW0 · 5 syllables · standard
- you Y UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- in-school IH1 N S K UW0 L · 2 syllables · common
- loan-to-value L OW2 N T AH0 V AE1 L Y UW0 · 4 syllables · standard
- well-to-do W EH2 L T AH0 D UW1 · 3 syllables · common
- dfw D IY1 EH1 F D AH1 B AH0 L Y UW1 · 5 syllables · standard
- do D UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- see-through S IY1 TH R UW2 · 2 syllables · common
- mogadishu M OW2 G AH0 D IY1 SH UW2 · 4 syllables · standard
- hand-me-down HH AE1 N D M IY0 D AW2 N · 3 syllables · common
- who HH UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- read-through R IY1 D TH R UW2 · 2 syllables · common
- tiramisu T IH2 R AH0 M IH1 S UW2 · 4 syllables · standard
- new N UW1 · 1 syllable · common
- two T UW1 · 1 syllable · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 비트 2 syllables · common
- スイング 4 syllables · common
- 히트 2 syllables · common
- タイム 3 syllables · common
- 정진후 3 syllables · noun · standard
- イニング 4 syllables · common
- 강민구 3 syllables · noun · standard
- 帛布 キヌ · 2 syllables · common
- 믿음 2 syllables · common
- ライム 3 syllables · common
- 승리투수 4 syllables · noun · standard
- ロージング 5 syllables · common
- 기니비사우 5 syllables · noun · standard
- スチール 4 syllables · common
- 룻 1 syllable · noun · standard
- みず ミズ · 2 syllables · common
- 라임오렌지나무 7 syllables · noun · standard
- サイズ 3 syllables · common
- 강민수 3 syllables · noun · standard
- パッサール 5 syllables · common
- いふく イフク · 3 syllables · common
- チーズ 3 syllables · common
- ビル 2 syllables · common
- ビール 3 syllables · common
- ベイジル 4 syllables · common
- ヘクタール 5 syllables · common
- 리우데자네이루 7 syllables · noun · standard
- 지금 2 syllables · common
- 気風 キップ · 3 syllables · common
- 九六 クンロク · 4 syllables · common
- オリヂナル 5 syllables · common
- 이름 2 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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