Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with opening

Words that share the ending of opening — eye-opening, reopening, nonopening and more. 3 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced OW1 P AH0 N IH0 NG.

Sound structure

opening has 3 syllables and is pronounced OW1 P AH0 N 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 eye-opening, reopening, nonopening, preopening.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
OW1 P AH0 N IH0 NG
Syllable breakdown
OW1 · P · AH0 · N · IH0 · NG
Syllable count
3 syllables
Ending sound
NG
Ending type
a nasal ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • eye-opening AY1 OW2 P AH0 N IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • reopening R IY0 OW1 P AH0 N IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • nonopening N AA2 N OW1 P AH0 N IH0 NG · 4 syllables · rare
  • preopening P R IH0 OW1 P AH0 N IH0 NG · 4 syllables · rare
  • counteropening K AW1 N T AH0 R OW2 P AH0 N IH0 NG · 5 syllables · rare
  • unopening AH0 N OW1 P AH0 N IH0 NG · 4 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • running R AH1 N IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • know-nothing N OW1 N AH2 TH IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • long-running L AO1 NG R AH2 N IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • coming K AH1 M IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • do-nothing D UW1 N AH2 TH IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • in IH0 N · 1 syllable · common
  • up-and-coming AH2 P AH0 N K AH1 M IH0 NG · 4 syllables · common
  • self-determining S EH2 L F D AH0 T ER1 M AH0 N 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
  • nothing N AH1 TH IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • happening HH AE1 P AH0 N IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • thing TH IH1 NG · 1 syllable · common
  • all-or-nothing AO2 L AH0 R N AH1 TH IH0 NG · 4 syllables · common
  • air-conditioning EH1 R K AH0 N D IH2 SH AH0 N IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • fucking F AH1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • focusing F OW1 K AH0 S IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • dream D R IY1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • thank-offering TH AE1 NG K AO2 F AH0 R IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • eco-labeling EH2 K OW0 L EY1 B AH0 L IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • during D UH1 R IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common

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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