Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with finish

Words that share the ending of finish — finnish, diminish, minish and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced F IH1 N IH0 SH.

Sound structure

finish has 2 syllables and is pronounced F IH1 N IH0 SH. Its ending, SH, is a stopped ending.

A plosive ending cuts the sound off cleanly. It closes a line with force, but it has fewer matches than the other types.

The closest matches are finnish, diminish, minish, refinish.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
F IH1 N IH0 SH
Syllable breakdown
F · IH1 · N · IH0 · SH
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
SH
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • finnish F IH1 N IH0 SH · 2 syllables · standard
  • diminish D IH0 M IH1 N IH0 SH · 3 syllables · standard
  • minish M IH1 N IH0 SH · 2 syllables · rare
  • refinish R IY0 F IH1 N IH0 SH · 3 syllables · rare
  • thinnish TH IH1 N IH0 SH · 2 syllables · rare
  • semifinish S EH2 M IY0 F IH1 N IH0 SH · 4 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • british B R IH1 T IH0 SH · 2 syllables · common
  • this DH IH1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • this' DH IH1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • english IH1 NG G L IH0 SH · 2 syllables · common
  • it's IH1 T S · 1 syllable · common
  • un-english AH2 N IH1 NG G L IH0 SH · 3 syllables · standard
  • anglo-irish AE2 NG G L OW0 AY1 R IH0 SH · 4 syllables · standard
  • really R IH1 L IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • which W IH1 CH · 1 syllable · common
  • distinguish D IH0 S T IH1 NG G W IH0 SH · 3 syllables · standard
  • re-establish R IY2 AH0 S T AE1 B L IH0 SH · 4 syllables · standard
  • even IY1 V IH0 N · 2 syllables · common
  • in IH0 N · 1 syllable · common
  • jellyfish JH EH1 L IY0 F IH2 SH · 3 syllables · standard
  • amateurish AE1 M AH0 CH ER2 IH0 SH · 4 syllables · standard
  • being B IY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • wish W IH1 SH · 1 syllable · common
  • relinquish R IH0 L IH1 NG K W IH0 SH · 3 syllables · standard
  • oversqueamish OW2 V AH0 R S K W IY1 M IH0 SH · 4 syllables · rare
  • swedish S W IY1 D IH0 SH · 2 syllables · standard
  • its IH1 T S · 1 syllable · common
  • been B IH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • is IH1 Z · 1 syllable · common

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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