Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with degree
Words that share the ending of degree — be, he, we and more. 2 syllables, an open ending, pronounced D IH0 G R IY1.
Sound structure
degree has 2 syllables and is pronounced D IH0 G R IY1. Its ending, IY1, 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 be, he, we, me.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- D IH0 G R IY1
- Syllable breakdown
- D · IH0 · G · R · IY1
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- IY1
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- he HH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- we W IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- me M IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- tv T IY1 V IY1 · 2 syllables · common
- company K AH1 M P AH0 N IY2 · 3 syllables · common
- http EY2 CH T IY2 T IY2 P IY1 · 4 syllables · standard
- possibility P AA2 S AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY2 · 5 syllables · standard
- she SH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- child-free CH AY1 L D F R IY2 · 2 syllables · common
- speak-easy S P IY1 K IY2 Z IY2 · 3 syllables · standard
- identity AY0 D EH1 N T IH0 T IY2 · 4 syllables · standard
- see S IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- would-be W UH1 D B IY2 · 2 syllables · common
- bbc B IY2 B IY0 S IY1 · 3 syllables · standard
- mother-to-be M AH2 DH AH0 R T AH0 B IY1 · 4 syllables · common
- three TH R IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- third-degree D IY0 G R IY1 · 2 syllables · standard
- probably P R AA1 B AH0 B L IY2 · 3 syllables · common
- second-degree S EH2 K AH0 N D D AH0 G R IY1 · 4 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- i AY1 · 1 syllable · common
- by B AY1 · 1 syllable · common
- my M AY1 · 1 syllable · common
- beat B IY1 T · 1 syllable · common
- really R IH1 L IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- not-being N AA1 T B IY2 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
- 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
- dream D R IY1 M · 1 syllable · common
- between B IH0 T W IY1 N · 2 syllables · common
- how-many HH AW2 M EH1 N IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- military M IH1 L AH0 T EH2 R IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- personality P ER2 S AH0 N AE1 L IH0 T IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- why W AY1 · 1 syllable · common
- city S IH1 T IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- committee K AH0 M IH1 T 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
- heat HH IY1 T · 1 syllable · common
- baby B EY1 B IY0 · 2 syllables · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 베이비 3 syllables · common
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- 메이비 3 syllables · common
- 握 ニギリ · 3 syllables · common
- 레이디 3 syllables · common
- キリ 2 syllables · common
- 딜리 2 syllables · noun · standard
- ギリー 3 syllables · common
- 김기리 3 syllables · noun · standard
- キリキリ 4 syllables · common
- 라키티치 4 syllables · noun · standard
- きび キビ · 2 syllables · common
- 바티칸시티 5 syllables · noun · standard
- スティッキー 5 syllables · common
- 돈데기리기리 6 syllables · noun · standard
- イマジナリー 6 syllables · common
- 나이스게임티비 7 syllables · noun · standard
- バイオテクノロジー 9 syllables · common
- 기니 2 syllables · noun · standard
- ブラックベリー 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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