Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with credit

Words that share the ending of credit — edit, re-edit, discredit and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced K R EH1 D AH0 T.

Sound structure

credit has 2 syllables and is pronounced K R EH1 D AH0 T. Its ending, T, 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 edit, re-edit, discredit, accredit.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
K R EH1 D AH0 T
Syllable breakdown
K · R · EH1 · D · AH0 · T
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
T
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • edit EH1 D AH0 T · 2 syllables · standard
  • re-edit R IY0 EH1 D AH0 T · 3 syllables · standard
  • discredit D IH0 S K R EH1 D AH0 T · 3 syllables · standard
  • accredit AH0 K R EH2 D AH0 T · 3 syllables · rare
  • copyedit K AA1 P IY0 EH2 D AH0 T · 4 syllables · rare
  • subedit S AH2 B EH1 D AH0 T · 3 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • but B AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • what W AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • senate S EH1 N AH0 T · 2 syllables · standard
  • cut K AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • better B EH1 T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • together T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • get-together G EH1 T T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 4 syllables · common
  • secretariat S EH2 K R IH0 T EH1 R IY0 AH0 T · 5 syllables · standard
  • computer-literate K AH0 M P Y UW2 D AH0 R L IH1 D AH0 R AH0 T · 6 syllables · standard
  • not N AA1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • best-of B EH1 S T AH0 V · 2 syllables · common
  • however HH AW2 EH1 V ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • affidavit AE2 F AH0 D EY1 V AH0 T · 4 syllables · standard
  • undergraduate AH2 N D ER0 G R AE1 JH AH0 W AH0 T · 5 syllables · standard
  • just JH AH1 S T · 1 syllable · common
  • merit M EH1 R AH0 T · 2 syllables · standard
  • inherit IH2 N HH EH1 R AH0 T · 3 syllables · standard
  • confederate K AH0 N F EH1 D ER0 AH0 T · 4 syllables · standard
  • proletariat P R OW2 L AH0 T EH1 R IY0 AH0 T · 5 syllables · standard
  • and AH0 N D · 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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