Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with patients

Words that share the ending of patients — patients', patient's, outpatients and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced P EY1 SH AH0 N T S.

Sound structure

patients has 2 syllables and is pronounced P EY1 SH AH0 N T S. Its ending, S, is a stopped ending.

A plosive ending cuts the sound off cleanly. It closes a line with force, but it has fewer matches than the other types.

The closest matches are patients', patient's, outpatients, inpatients.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
P EY1 SH AH0 N T S
Syllable breakdown
P · EY1 · SH · AH0 · N · T · S
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
S
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • patients' P EY1 SH AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · standard
  • patient's P EY1 SH AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · standard
  • outpatients AW1 T P EY2 SH AH0 N T S · 3 syllables · rare
  • inpatients IH1 N P EY2 SH AH0 N T S · 3 syllables · rare
  • abortifacients AH0 B AO2 R T AH0 F EY1 SH AH0 N T S · 5 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • parents P EH1 R AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · common
  • parents' P EH1 R AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · common
  • agents EY1 JH AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · standard
  • agents' EY1 JH AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · standard
  • months M AH1 N TH S · 1 syllable · common
  • reagents R IY0 EY1 JH AH0 N T S · 3 syllables · standard
  • adolescents AE2 D AH0 L EH1 S AH0 N T S · 4 syllables · standard
  • antidepressants AE2 N T AY2 D IH0 P R EH1 S AH0 N T S · 5 syllables · standard
  • payments P EY1 M AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · standard
  • us AH1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • grandparents G R AE1 N D P EH2 R AH0 N T S · 3 syllables · standard
  • non-combatants N AA2 N K AH0 M B AE1 T AH0 N T S · 4 syllables · standard
  • superintendents S UW2 P ER0 AH0 N T EH1 N D AH0 N T S · 5 syllables · standard
  • presents P R EH1 Z AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · standard
  • and AH0 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • grandparents' G R AE1 N D P EH2 R AH0 N T S · 3 syllables · standard
  • non-residents N AA0 N R EH1 Z AH0 D AH0 N T S · 4 syllables · standard
  • antioxidants AE2 N T IY0 AA1 K S AH0 D AH0 N T S · 5 syllables · standard
  • students S T UW1 D AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · common
  • months' M AA1 N TH S · 1 syllable · common
  • students' S T UW1 D AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · common
  • but B AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • statements S T EY1 T M AH0 N T S · 2 syllables · standard
  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • talents T AE1 L AH0 N T S · 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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