Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with leading

Words that share the ending of leading — reading, go-to-meeting, man-eating and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced L IY1 D IH0 NG.

Sound structure

leading has 2 syllables and is pronounced L IY1 D IH0 NG. Its ending, NG, 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 reading, go-to-meeting, man-eating, shit-eating.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
L IY1 D IH0 NG
Syllable breakdown
L · IY1 · D · IH0 · NG
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
NG
Ending type
a nasal ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • reading R IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • go-to-meeting G OW2 D AH0 M IY1 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · common
  • man-eating M AE1 N IY2 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • shit-eating SH IH1 D IY2 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • feeding F IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • market-leading M AA1 R K AH0 T L IY2 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • world-beating W ER1 L D B IY2 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • bleeding B L IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • love-lies-bleeding L AH2 V L AY2 Z B L IY1 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • self-feeding S EH2 L F F IY1 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • breeding B R IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • self-defeating S EH2 L F D AH0 F IY1 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • flesh-eating F L EH1 SH IY2 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • needing N IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • breast-beating B R EH1 S T B IY2 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • speeding S P IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • misleading M IH0 S L IY1 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • tweeting T W IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • preceding P R IY0 S IY1 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • pleading P L IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • being B IY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • meeting M IY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • not-being N AA1 T B IY2 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • even IY1 V IH0 N · 2 syllables · common
  • well-being W EH2 L B IY1 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • in IH0 N · 1 syllable · common
  • double-dealing D AH2 B AH0 L D IY1 L IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • empire-building EH1 M P AY2 AH0 R B IH2 L D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • non-manufacturing N AA2 N M AE2 N Y AH0 F AE1 K CH ER0 IH0 NG · 6 syllables · standard
  • feeling F IY1 L IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • free-living F R IY2 L IH1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • dream D R IY1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • engineering EH1 N JH AH0 N IH1 R IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • lady-in-waiting L EY2 D IY0 AH0 N W EY1 D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • living L IH1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • life-giving L AY1 F G IH2 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • thing TH IH1 NG · 1 syllable · common
  • all-or-nothing AO2 L AH0 R N AH1 TH IH0 NG · 4 syllables · common
  • non-operating N AA1 N AO1 P ER0 EY2 T IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • giving G IH1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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