Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with doctor
Words that share the ending of doctor — proctor, procter, doktor and more. 2 syllables, an open ending, pronounced D AA1 K T ER0.
Sound structure
doctor has 2 syllables and is pronounced D AA1 K T ER0. Its ending, ER0, 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 proctor, procter, doktor, dockter.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- D AA1 K T ER0
- Syllable breakdown
- D · AA1 · K · T · ER0
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- ER0
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- proctor P R AA1 K T ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
- procter P R AA1 K T ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
- doktor D AA1 K T ER0 · 2 syllables · rare
- dockter D AA1 K T ER0 · 2 syllables · rare
- hoctor HH AA1 K T ER0 · 2 syllables · rare
- prockter P R AA1 K T ER0 · 2 syllables · rare
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- other AH1 DH ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- water W AO1 T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- father F AA1 DH ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- under AH1 N D ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- were W ER1 · 1 syllable · common
- another AH0 N AH1 DH ER0 · 3 syllables · common
- infrastructure IH2 N F R AH0 S T R AH1 K CH ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- middle-upper M IH1 D AH0 L AH0 AH2 P ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
- order AO1 R D ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- her HH ER1 · 1 syllable · common
- director D ER0 EH1 K T ER0 · 3 syllables · common
- helicopter HH EH1 L IH0 K AA2 P T ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- decision-maker D IH0 S IH1 ZH AH0 N M EY2 K ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
- mother M AH1 DH ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- per P ER1 · 1 syllable · common
- instructor IH2 N S T R AH1 K T ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
- great-grandfather G R EY2 T G R AE1 N D F AA2 DH ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- administrator AH0 D M IH1 N AH0 S T R EY2 T ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
- brother B R AH1 DH ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
- the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
- worked W ER1 K T · 1 syllable · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 하트 2 syllables · common
- タグ 2 syllables · common
- 파트 2 syllables · common
- ギャル 2 syllables · common
- 아트 2 syllables · common
- ミャク 2 syllables · common
- 다음 2 syllables · common
- 爆 バク · 2 syllables · common
- 타이어 3 syllables · common
- イたク イタク · 3 syllables · common
- 아디다스 4 syllables · noun · standard
- 焼豚 チャーシュー · 4 syllables · common
- 갈라디아서 5 syllables · noun · standard
- ヘクタール 5 syllables · common
- 스탠다드차타드 7 syllables · noun · standard
- ラブ 2 syllables · common
- 어울림모터스 6 syllables · noun · standard
- フール 3 syllables · common
- 러브 2 syllables · common
- 一昨 イッサク · 4 syllables · common
- パール 3 syllables · common
- マスク 3 syllables · common
- サンス 3 syllables · common
- 마음 2 syllables · common
- オリヂナル 5 syllables · common
- スタッフ 4 syllables · common
- ランプ 3 syllables · common
- 얼음 2 syllables · common
- パッサール 5 syllables · common
- バウンス 4 syllables · common
- コック 3 syllables · common
- 걸음 2 syllables · common
How this was worked out
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