Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with independent
Words that share the ending of independent — dependent, defendant, descendant and more. 4 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced IH2 N D IH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T.
Sound structure
independent has 4 syllables and is pronounced IH2 N D IH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T. Its ending, T, 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 dependent, defendant, descendant, semi-independent.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- IH2 N D IH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T
- Syllable breakdown
- IH2 · N · D · IH0 · P · EH1 · N · D · AH0 · N · T
- Syllable count
- 4 syllables
- Ending sound
- T
- Ending type
- a stopped ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- dependent D IH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- defendant D IH0 F EH1 N D AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- descendant D IH0 S EH1 N D AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- semi-independent S EH2 M IY0 IH2 N D AH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T · 6 syllables · standard
- superintendent S UW2 P ER0 AH0 N T EH1 N D AH0 N T · 5 syllables · standard
- pendant P EH1 N D AH0 N T · 2 syllables · standard
- attendant AH0 T EH1 N D AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- non-insulin-dependent N AA2 N IH2 N S AH0 L AH0 N D AH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T · 7 syllables · standard
- codependent K OW2 D AH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T · 4 syllables · rare
- interdependent IH2 N T ER0 D IH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T · 5 syllables · standard
- pendent P EH1 N D AH0 N T · 2 syllables · rare
- resplendent R IY0 S P L EH1 N D AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- codefendant K OW2 D AH0 F EH1 N D AH0 N T · 4 syllables · rare
- overdependent OW1 V ER0 D IH0 P EH2 N D AH0 N T · 5 syllables · rare
- splendent S P L EH1 N D AH0 N T · 2 syllables · rare
- ascendant AH0 S EH1 N D AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- nonascendent N AA2 N AH0 S EH1 N D AH0 N T · 4 syllables · rare
- superintendant S UW2 P ER0 AH0 N T EH1 N D AH0 N T · 5 syllables · rare
- tendant T EH1 N D AH0 N T · 2 syllables · rare
- transcendent T R AE0 N S EH1 N D AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- and AH0 N D · 1 syllable · common
- present P R EH1 Z AH0 N T · 2 syllables · common
- but B AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
- front F R AH1 N T · 1 syllable · common
- entertainment EH2 N T ER0 T EY1 N M AH0 N T · 4 syllables · standard
- haven't HH AE1 V AH0 N T · 2 syllables · common
- different D IH1 F ER0 AH0 N T · 3 syllables · common
- water-resistant W AO1 D AH0 R R AH0 Z IH2 S T AH0 N T · 5 syllables · standard
- ada-compliant EY2 D IY2 EY2 K AH0 M P L AY1 AH0 N T · 6 syllables · standard
- just JH AH1 S T · 1 syllable · common
- unrepentant AH2 N R IH0 P EH1 N T AH0 N T · 4 syllables · standard
- ancient EY1 N CH AH0 N T · 2 syllables · standard
- investment IH2 N V EH1 S T M AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- fuel-efficient F Y UW2 AH0 L AH0 F IH1 SH AH0 N T · 5 syllables · standard
- what W AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
- non-government N AA0 N G AH1 V ER0 N M AH0 N T · 4 syllables · common
- didn't D IH1 D AH0 N T · 2 syllables · common
- lieutenant L UW0 T EH1 N AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- self-abandonment S EH2 L F AH0 B AE1 N D AH0 N M AH0 N T · 5 syllables · standard
- month M AH1 N TH · 1 syllable · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 파트 2 syllables · common
- センター 4 syllables · common
- 하트 2 syllables · common
- クレーム 4 syllables · common
- 아트 2 syllables · common
- イニング 4 syllables · common
- 러브 2 syllables · common
- ホテル 3 syllables · common
- 사도행전 4 syllables · noun · standard
- オリヂナル 5 syllables · common
- 테이크 3 syllables · common
- ファイバー 4 syllables · common
- 스타일쉐어 5 syllables · noun · standard
- ハート 3 syllables · common
- 귀뚜라미보일러 7 syllables · noun · standard
- レーバー 4 syllables · common
- 레아 2 syllables · noun · standard
- アート 3 syllables · common
- 골로새서 4 syllables · noun · standard
- アンペア 4 syllables · common
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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