Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with explain
Words that share the ending of explain — rain, train, brain and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced IH0 K S P L EY1 N.
Sound structure
explain has 2 syllables and is pronounced IH0 K S P L EY1 N. Its ending, N, 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 rain, train, brain, main.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- IH0 K S P L EY1 N
- Syllable breakdown
- IH0 · K · S · P · L · EY1 · N
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- N
- Ending type
- a nasal ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- rain R EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
- train T R EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
- brain B R EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
- main M EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
- remain R IH0 M EY1 N · 2 syllables · standard
- multi-lane M AH2 L T IY0 L EY1 N · 3 syllables · standard
- polyurethane P AA2 L IY2 UH1 R AH0 TH EY2 N · 5 syllables · standard
- nitromethane N AY2 T R OW0 M EH1 TH EY2 N · 4 syllables · rare
- pain P EY1 N · 1 syllable · standard
- split-brain S P L IH2 T B R EY1 N · 2 syllables · standard
- toilet-train T OY1 L IH0 T T R EY2 N · 3 syllables · standard
- trichloroethane T R AY2 K L AO2 R OW0 EH1 TH EY2 N · 5 syllables · rare
- legerdemain L EH2 JH ER0 D AH0 M EY1 N · 4 syllables · rare
- gain G EY1 N · 1 syllable · standard
- retain R IH0 T EY1 N · 2 syllables · standard
- potty-train P AA1 D IY0 T R EY2 N · 3 syllables · standard
- isobutane AY2 S OW0 B Y UW1 T EY2 N · 4 syllables · rare
- plane P L EY1 N · 1 syllable · standard
- insane IH2 N S EY1 N · 2 syllables · standard
- port-of-spain P AO2 R D AH0 V S P EY1 N · 3 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- an AE1 N · 1 syllable · common
- can K AE1 N · 1 syllable · common
- when W EH1 N · 1 syllable · common
- same S EY1 M · 1 syllable · common
- he-man HH IY1 M AE2 N · 2 syllables · common
- day-by-day D EY1 B AY0 D EY2 · 3 syllables · common
- going-away G OW1 IH0 NG AH0 W EY2 · 4 syllables · common
- diazomethane D AY0 AE2 Z OW0 M EH1 TH EY0 N · 5 syllables · rare
- game G EY1 M · 1 syllable · common
- again AH0 G EH1 N · 2 syllables · common
- play-by-play P L EY2 B AY2 P L EY1 · 3 syllables · common
- isoflurane AY0 S AH0 F L UH0 R EY0 N · 4 syllables · rare
- than DH AE1 N · 1 syllable · common
- no-name N OW2 N EY1 M · 2 syllables · common
- four-in-hand F AO2 R IH0 N HH AE1 N D · 3 syllables · common
- bupivacaine B Y UW0 P IH0 V AH0 K EY0 N · 4 syllables · rare
- name N EY1 M · 1 syllable · common
- three-way TH R IY1 W EY2 · 2 syllables · common
- day-to-day D EY1 T UW0 D EY2 · 3 syllables · common
- sevoflurane S IY0 V AH0 F L UH0 R EY0 N · 4 syllables · rare
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 미래 2 syllables · common
- 三弦 サンシエン · 5 syllables · common
- 기대 2 syllables · common
- 玄 ゲン · 2 syllables · common
- 시대 2 syllables · common
- 後方 シリエ · 3 syllables · common
- 케이크 3 syllables · common
- 冷え ビエ · 2 syllables · common
- 지금 2 syllables · common
- シェリス 3 syllables · common
- 캡 1 syllable · common
- アトリエ 4 syllables · common
- 에제키엘 4 syllables · noun · standard
- レ 1 syllable · common
- 무한대집회 5 syllables · noun · standard
- 届出 トドケイデ · 5 syllables · common
- 메이크 3 syllables · common
- 木理 キメ · 2 syllables · common
- 이름 2 syllables · common
- 引出 ヒキデ · 3 syllables · common
How this was worked out
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