Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with directly
Words that share the ending of directly — correctly, incorrectly, erectly and more. 3 syllables, an open ending, pronounced D ER0 EH1 K T L IY0.
Sound structure
directly has 3 syllables and is pronounced D ER0 EH1 K T 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 correctly, incorrectly, erectly, abjectly.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- D ER0 EH1 K T L IY0
- Syllable breakdown
- D · ER0 · EH1 · K · T · L · IY0
- Syllable count
- 3 syllables
- Ending sound
- IY0
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- correctly K ER0 EH1 K T L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- incorrectly IH2 N K ER0 EH1 K T L IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- erectly AH0 R EH1 K T L IY0 · 3 syllables · rare
- abjectly AE1 B JH EH2 K T L IY0 · 3 syllables · rare
- suberectly S AH1 B AH0 R EH2 K T L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
- incircumspectly IH0 N S ER1 K AH0 M S P EH2 K T L IY0 · 5 syllables · rare
- circumspectly S ER1 K AH0 M S P EH2 K T L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
- noncircumspectly N AA2 N S ER1 K AH0 M S P EH2 K T L IY0 · 5 syllables · rare
- uncircumspectly AH0 N S ER1 K AH0 M S P EH2 K T L IY0 · 5 syllables · rare
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- exactly IH0 G Z AE1 K T L IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- very V EH1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- lady L EY1 D IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- baby B EY1 B IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- especially AH0 S P EH1 SH L IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- military M IH1 L AH0 T EH2 R IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- computer-friendly K AH0 M P Y UW2 D AH0 R F R EH1 N D L IY0 · 5 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
- extraordinary EH2 K S T R AH0 AO1 R D AH0 N EH2 R IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
- maybe M EY1 B IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- already AO0 L R EH1 D IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- he HH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- single-entry S IH1 NG G AH0 L EH2 N T R IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- non-military N AA0 N M IH1 L AH0 T EH2 R IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- any EH1 N IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- how-many HH AW2 M EH1 N IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- we W IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- double-entry D AH0 B AH0 L EH1 N T R IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- contemporary K AH0 N T EH1 M P ER0 EH2 R IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- me M IY1 · 1 syllable · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 데이 2 syllables · common
- スケッチ 4 syllables · common
- 레이디 3 syllables · common
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- 베이비 3 syllables · common
- ブルーベリー 6 syllables · common
- 메이비 3 syllables · common
- 握 ニギリ · 3 syllables · common
- 웨이 2 syllables · common
- プレーリー 5 syllables · common
- 미스테리 4 syllables · noun · standard
- キリ 2 syllables · common
- 돈데기리기리 6 syllables · noun · standard
- デイリー 4 syllables · common
- 나이스게임티비 7 syllables · noun · standard
- バックステージ 7 syllables · common
- 디스플레이 5 syllables · noun · standard
- オンステージ 6 syllables · common
- 트레인 3 syllables · common
- コンプリメンタリー 9 syllables · common
- クレディ 3 syllables · common
- ギリー 3 syllables · common
- デーリー 4 syllables · common
- ミステリー 5 syllables · common
- きび キビ · 2 syllables · common
- ねじり ネジリ · 3 syllables · common
- アイデンティティ 6 syllables · common
- アイデンティティー 7 syllables · common
- バイオテクノロジー 9 syllables · common
- インポッシブリー 8 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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