Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with followed

Words that share the ending of followed — swallowed, hollowed, wallowed and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced F AA1 L OW0 D.

Sound structure

followed has 2 syllables and is pronounced F AA1 L OW0 D. Its ending, D, 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 swallowed, hollowed, wallowed, unfollowed.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
F AA1 L OW0 D
Syllable breakdown
F · AA1 · L · OW0 · D
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
D
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • swallowed S W AA1 L OW0 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • hollowed HH AA1 L OW0 D · 2 syllables · standard
  • wallowed W AA1 L OW0 D · 2 syllables · rare
  • unfollowed AH0 N F AA1 L OW0 D · 3 syllables · rare
  • unhollowed AH0 N HH AA1 L OW0 D · 3 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • follow F AA1 L OW0 · 2 syllables · common
  • old OW1 L D · 1 syllable · common
  • road R OW1 D · 1 syllable · common
  • code K OW1 D · 1 syllable · common
  • on-road AO2 N R OW1 D · 2 syllables · common
  • episode EH1 P AH0 S OW2 D · 3 syllables · standard
  • overshadowed OW2 V ER0 SH AE1 D OW0 D · 4 syllables · standard
  • kytaihorod K IH0 T AA0 IY0 HH OW0 R OW0 D · 5 syllables · rare
  • told T OW1 L D · 1 syllable · common
  • also AO1 L S OW0 · 2 syllables · common
  • so-and-so S OW1 AH0 N S OW2 · 3 syllables · common
  • photodiode F OW1 D OW0 D AY2 OW0 D · 4 syllables · rare
  • both B OW1 TH · 1 syllable · common
  • record R AH0 K AO1 R D · 2 syllables · common
  • know-it-all N OW1 AH0 D AO2 L · 3 syllables · common
  • mustachioed M AH0 S T AE1 SH IY0 OW2 D · 4 syllables · rare
  • called K AO1 L D · 1 syllable · common
  • support S AH0 P AO1 R T · 2 syllables · common
  • out-of-court AW2 D AH0 V K AO1 R T · 3 syllables · common
  • photocathode F OW2 D OW0 K AE1 TH OW2 D · 4 syllables · rare
  • hold HH OW1 L D · 1 syllable · common
  • gold G OW1 L D · 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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