Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with happens

Words that share the ending of happens — weapons, weapons', questions and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced HH AE1 P AH0 N Z.

Sound structure

happens has 2 syllables and is pronounced HH AE1 P AH0 N Z. Its ending, Z, 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 weapons, weapons', questions, questions'.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
HH AE1 P AH0 N Z
Syllable breakdown
HH · AE1 · P · AH0 · N · Z
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
Z
Ending type
a stopped ending

Near rhymes

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

  • weapons W EH1 P AH0 N Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • weapons' W EH1 P AH0 N Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • questions K W EH1 S CH AH0 N Z · 2 syllables · common
  • questions' K W EH1 S CH AH0 N Z · 2 syllables · common
  • does D AH1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • relations R IY0 L EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 3 syllables · standard
  • operations AA2 P ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 4 syllables · standard
  • organizations AO2 R G AH0 N AH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • telecommunications T EH2 L AH0 K AH0 M Y UW2 N AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 7 syllables · standard
  • dragons D R AE1 G AH0 N Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • us AH1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • locations L OW0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 3 syllables · standard
  • operations' AA2 P ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 4 syllables · standard
  • communications K AH0 M Y UW2 N AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • telecommunications' T EH2 L AH0 K AH0 M Y UW2 N AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 7 syllables · standard
  • nations N EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • ones W AH1 N Z · 1 syllable · standard
  • examines IH0 G Z AE1 M AH0 N Z · 3 syllables · standard
  • applications AE2 P L AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 4 syllables · standard
  • communications' K AH0 M Y UW2 N AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • ones' W AH1 N Z · 1 syllable · standard
  • congratulations K AH0 N G R AE2 CH AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • african-americans AE1 F R IH0 K AH0 N AH0 M EH1 R IH0 K AH0 N Z · 7 syllables · standard
  • and AH0 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • recommendations R EH2 K AH0 M AH0 N D EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • runs R AH1 N Z · 1 syllable · standard
  • investigations IH2 N V EH2 S T AH0 G EY1 SH AH0 N Z · 5 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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