Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with northern

Words that share the ending of northern — order, former, turn and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced N AO1 R DH ER0 N.

Sound structure

northern has 2 syllables and is pronounced N AO1 R DH ER0 N. Its ending, N, 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 order, former, turn, water.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
N AO1 R DH ER0 N
Syllable breakdown
N · AO1 · R · DH · ER0 · N
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
N
Ending type
a nasal ending

Near rhymes

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

  • order AO1 R D ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • former F AO1 R M ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • turn T ER1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • water W AO1 T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • learn L ER1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • make-over M EY1 K OW2 V ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • american AH0 M EH1 R AH0 K AH0 N · 4 syllables · common
  • no-one N OW1 W AH0 N · 2 syllables · common
  • one W AH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • one-to-one W AH2 N T AH0 W AH1 N · 3 syllables · common
  • get-together G EH1 T T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 4 syllables · common
  • modern M AA1 D ER0 N · 2 syllables · standard
  • were W ER1 · 1 syllable · common
  • about-turn AH0 B AW2 T T ER1 N · 3 syllables · common
  • ultramodern AH2 L T R AH0 M AA1 D ER0 N · 4 syllables · rare
  • father F AA1 DH ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • her HH ER1 · 1 syllable · common
  • another AH0 N AH1 DH ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • overconcern OW2 V AH0 R K AH0 N S ER1 N · 4 syllables · rare
  • over OW1 V ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • from F R AH1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • done D AH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • run R AH1 N · 1 syllable · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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