Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with literally
Words that share the ending of literally — usually, generally, actually and more. 4 syllables, an open ending, pronounced L IH1 T ER0 AH0 L IY0.
Sound structure
literally has 4 syllables and is pronounced L IH1 T ER0 AH0 L IY0. Its ending, IY0, is an open ending.
Ending on a vowel lets you hold the note and roll into the next line. There are plenty of matches, but the rhyme blurs easily, so match the vowel one syllable earlier to keep it sharp.
The closest matches are usually, generally, actually, literacy.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- L IH1 T ER0 AH0 L IY0
- Syllable breakdown
- L · IH1 · T · ER0 · AH0 · L · IY0
- Syllable count
- 4 syllables
- Ending sound
- IY0
- Ending type
- an open ending
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- usually Y UW1 ZH AH0 W AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- generally JH EH1 N ER0 AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- actually AE1 K CH UW2 AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- literacy L IH1 T ER0 AH0 S IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- family F AE1 M AH0 L IY0 · 3 syllables · common
- university Y UW2 N AH0 V ER1 S AH0 T IY0 · 5 syllables · common
- early ER1 L IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- unilaterally Y UW2 N AH0 L AE1 T ER0 AH0 L IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
- homosexuality HH OW2 M OW0 S EH2 K SH UW0 AE1 L AH0 T IY2 · 7 syllables · standard
- naturally N AE1 CH ER0 AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- italy IH1 T AH0 L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- originally ER0 IH1 JH AH0 N AH0 L IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- money M AH1 N IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- he HH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- responsibility R IY0 S P AA2 N S AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
- ultrasonosurgery AH0 L T R AH0 S AA0 N OW0 S ER0 JH AH0 R IY0 · 7 syllables · rare
- in-company IH2 N K AH1 M P AH0 N IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- certainly S ER1 T AH0 N L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- particularly P AA2 R T IH1 K Y AH0 L ER0 L IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- we W IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- me M IY1 · 1 syllable · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 미스터리 4 syllables · noun · standard
- ローズマリー 6 syllables · common
- 드림 2 syllables · common
- バタフライ 5 syllables · common
- 라잇 2 syllables · common
- オールマイティー 7 syllables · common
- 디스커버리 5 syllables · noun · standard
- オールマイティ 6 syllables · common
- 타임 2 syllables · common
- 2人 フタリ · 3 syllables · common
- 리틀싸이 4 syllables · noun · standard
- リテラシー 5 syllables · common
- 프라임 3 syllables · common
- 入釣 イリヅリ · 4 syllables · common
- 물구나무서기 6 syllables · noun · standard
- ルリ 2 syllables · common
- 나이스게임티비 7 syllables · noun · standard
- ユーロスピーチ 7 syllables · common
- 바가지머리 5 syllables · noun · standard
- インポッシブリー 8 syllables · common
- オール・マイティ 6 syllables · common
- ライブラリー 6 syllables · common
- ロータリー 5 syllables · common
- エヌワイ 4 syllables · common
- ラリー 3 syllables · common
- 風邪薬 カザグスリ · 5 syllables · common
- ロイヤルティー 6 syllables · common
- 愛 アイ · 2 syllables · common
- カタストロフィー 7 syllables · common
- コンプリメンタリー 9 syllables · common
- シューマイ 4 syllables · common
- うらみ ウラミ · 3 syllables · common
- タイムリー 5 syllables · common
- ベースライン 6 syllables · common
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- ユニバーシティー 7 syllables · common
- バイオテクノロジー 9 syllables · common
- ミツバチ 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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