Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with driving

Words that share the ending of driving — self-driving, drink-driving, drug-driving and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced D R AY1 V IH0 NG.

Sound structure

driving has 2 syllables and is pronounced D R AY1 V IH0 NG. Its ending, NG, is a nasal ending.

An n, m or ng ending hums, so it carries to the end of a bar and leaves room before the next line starts.

The closest matches are self-driving, drink-driving, drug-driving, diving.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
D R AY1 V IH0 NG
Syllable breakdown
D · R · AY1 · V · IH0 · NG
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
NG
Ending type
a nasal ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • self-driving S EH2 L F D R AY1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • drink-driving D R IH2 NG K D R AY1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • drug-driving D R AH1 G D R AY2 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • diving D AY1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • arriving ER0 AY1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • eco-driving IY1 K OW0 D R AY2 V IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • thriving TH R AY1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • surviving S ER0 V AY1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • striving S T R AY1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • reviving R IH0 V AY1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • depriving D IH0 P R AY1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • deriving D ER0 AY1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • having HH AE1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • trying T R AY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • even IY1 V IH0 N · 2 syllables · common
  • being B IY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • not-being N AA1 T B IY2 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • in IH0 N · 1 syllable · common
  • go-to-meeting G OW2 D AH0 M IY1 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · common
  • identifying AY0 D EH1 N T AH0 F AY2 IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • non-manufacturing N AA2 N M AE2 N Y AH0 F AE1 K CH ER0 IH0 NG · 6 syllables · standard
  • living L IH1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • well-being W EH2 L B IY1 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • thing TH IH1 NG · 1 syllable · common
  • advertising AE1 D V ER0 T AY2 Z IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • self-organizing S EH1 L F AO1 R G AH0 N AY2 Z IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • giving G IH1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • free-living F R IY2 L IH1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • dream D R IY1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • underlying AH2 N D ER0 L AY1 IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • stereotyping S T EH1 R IY0 AH0 T AY2 P IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • leaving L IY1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard

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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