Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with okay

Words that share the ending of okay — day, may, say and more. 2 syllables, an open ending, pronounced OW2 K EY1.

Sound structure

okay has 2 syllables and is pronounced OW2 K EY1. Its ending, EY1, 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 day, may, say, way.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
OW2 K EY1
Syllable breakdown
OW2 · K · EY1
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
EY1
Ending type
an open ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • day D EY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • may M EY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • say S EY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • way W EY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • ok OW1 K EY1 · 2 syllables · common
  • day-to-day D EY1 T UW0 D EY2 · 3 syllables · common
  • going-away G OW1 IH0 NG AH0 W EY2 · 4 syllables · common
  • nord-pas-de-calais N AO0 R P AA2 D AH0 K AE0 L EY1 · 5 syllables · standard
  • they DH EY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • all-day AO2 L D EY1 · 2 syllables · common
  • day-by-day D EY1 B AY0 D EY2 · 3 syllables · common
  • off-off-broadway AO2 F AO2 F B R AO1 D W EY2 · 4 syllables · standard
  • play P L EY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • off-day AO1 F D EY2 · 2 syllables · common
  • san-jose S AE2 N HH OW0 Z EY1 · 3 syllables · standard
  • yamato-e Y AA0 M AA1 D OW0 EY2 · 4 syllables · standard
  • pay P EY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • long-day L AO1 NG D EY2 · 2 syllables · common
  • play-by-play P L EY2 B AY2 P L EY1 · 3 syllables · common
  • extended-play EH0 K S T AH2 N D IH0 D P L EY1 · 4 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • make M EY1 K · 1 syllable · common
  • rain R EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • take T EY1 K · 1 syllable · common
  • train T R EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • no-name N OW2 N EY1 M · 2 syllables · common
  • nsa EH0 N EH0 S EY0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • lanzarote L AA0 N Z AH0 R OW0 T EY0 · 4 syllables · rare
  • synelnykove S IH0 N EH0 L N IH0 K OW0 V EY0 · 5 syllables · rare
  • brain B R EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • home-made HH OW1 M M EY1 D · 2 syllables · common
  • ipa AY0 P IY0 EY0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • arsinoe AA0 R S IH0 N OW0 EY0 · 4 syllables · rare
  • break B R EY1 K · 1 syllable · common
  • always AO1 L W EY2 Z · 2 syllables · common
  • while-you-wait W AY2 L Y UW0 W EY1 T · 3 syllables · common
  • d'amore D IY2 AH0 M AO1 R EY0 · 4 syllables · standard
  • yeah Y AE1 · 1 syllable · common
  • roubaix R OW0 B EY0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • ready-made R EH2 D IY0 M EY1 D · 3 syllables · common
  • amarone AA0 M AH0 R OW0 N EY0 · 4 syllables · rare

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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