Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with opportunity

Words that share the ending of opportunity — community, immunity, unity and more. 5 syllables, an open ending, pronounced AA2 P ER0 T UW1 N AH0 T IY0.

Sound structure

opportunity has 5 syllables and is pronounced AA2 P ER0 T UW1 N AH0 T 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 community, immunity, unity, disunity.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
AA2 P ER0 T UW1 N AH0 T IY0
Syllable breakdown
AA2 · P · ER0 · T · UW1 · N · AH0 · T · IY0
Syllable count
5 syllables
Ending sound
IY0
Ending type
an open ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • community K AH0 M Y UW1 N AH0 T IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • immunity IH2 M Y UW1 N AH0 T IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
  • unity Y UW1 N AH0 T IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • disunity D IH0 S Y UW1 N AH0 T IY0 · 4 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • security S IH0 K Y UH1 R AH0 T IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • actually AE1 K CH UW2 AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • university Y UW2 N AH0 V ER1 S AH0 T IY0 · 5 syllables · common
  • society S AH0 S AY1 AH0 T IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • continuity K AA2 N T AH0 N UW1 AH0 T IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • family F AE1 M AH0 L IY0 · 3 syllables · common
  • study S T AH1 D IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • responsibility R IY0 S P AA2 N S AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
  • homosexuality HH OW2 M OW0 S EH2 K SH UW0 AE1 L AH0 T IY2 · 7 syllables · standard
  • in-company IH2 N K AH1 M P AH0 N IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • ambiguity AE2 M B IH0 G Y UW1 AH0 T IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • he HH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • finally F AY1 N AH0 L IY0 · 3 syllables · common
  • money M AH1 N IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • availability AH0 V EY2 L AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
  • environment-friendly IH0 N V AY0 AH0 R AH0 N M AH0 N T F R EH1 N D L IY0 · 7 syllables · standard
  • usually Y UW1 ZH AH0 W AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • unusually AH0 N Y UW1 ZH UW2 AH0 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.

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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