Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with paper

Words that share the ending of paper — newspaper, vapor, wallpaper and more. 2 syllables, an open ending, pronounced P EY1 P ER0.

Sound structure

paper has 2 syllables and is pronounced P EY1 P ER0. Its ending, ER0, 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 newspaper, vapor, wallpaper, taper.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
P EY1 P ER0
Syllable breakdown
P · EY1 · P · ER0
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
ER0
Ending type
an open ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • newspaper N UW1 Z P EY2 P ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • vapor V EY1 P ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • wallpaper W AO1 L P EY2 P ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • taper T EY1 P ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • skyscraper S K AY1 S K R EY2 P ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • draper D R EY1 P ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • sandpaper S AE1 N D P EY2 P ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • caper K EY1 P ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • scraper S K R EY1 P ER0 · 2 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • never N EH1 V ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • later L EY1 T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • ever EH1 V ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • major M EY1 JH ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • however HH AW2 EH1 V ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • were W ER1 · 1 syllable · common
  • get-together G EH1 T T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 4 syllables · common
  • decision-maker D IH0 S IH1 ZH AH0 N M EY2 K ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • player P L EY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • whatever W AH2 T EH1 V ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • her HH ER1 · 1 syllable · common
  • operator AA1 P ER0 EY2 T ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
  • administrator AH0 D M IH1 N AH0 S T R EY2 T ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • better B EH1 T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • together T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • per P ER1 · 1 syllable · common
  • legislature L EH1 JH AH0 S L EY2 CH ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
  • coordinator K OW0 AO1 R D AH0 N EY2 T ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • labor L EY1 B ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • remember R IH0 M EH1 M B ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • after AE1 F T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • labour L EY1 B ER0 · 2 syllables · standard

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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