Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with perhaps

Words that share the ending of perhaps — maps, apps, collapse and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced P ER0 HH AE1 P S.

Sound structure

perhaps has 2 syllables and is pronounced P ER0 HH AE1 P 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 maps, apps, collapse, caps.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
P ER0 HH AE1 P S
Syllable breakdown
P · ER0 · HH · AE1 · P · S
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
S
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • maps M AE1 P S · 1 syllable · standard
  • apps AE1 P S · 1 syllable · standard
  • collapse K AH0 L AE1 P S · 2 syllables · standard
  • caps K AE1 P S · 1 syllable · standard
  • re-caps R IY0 K AE1 P S · 2 syllables · standard
  • overlaps OW1 V ER0 L AE2 P S · 3 syllables · standard
  • gaps G AE1 P S · 1 syllable · standard
  • relapse R IY0 L AE1 P S · 2 syllables · standard
  • handicaps HH AE1 N D IY0 K AE2 P S · 3 syllables · standard
  • traps T R AE1 P S · 1 syllable · standard
  • time-lapse T AY2 M L AE1 P S · 2 syllables · standard
  • counterapse K AW1 N T AH0 R AE2 P S · 3 syllables · rare
  • laps L AE1 P S · 1 syllable · standard
  • recaps R IY1 K AE2 P S · 2 syllables · standard
  • precollapse P R IY2 K AH0 L AE1 P S · 3 syllables · rare
  • snaps S N AE1 P S · 1 syllable · standard
  • prolapse P R OW0 L AE1 P S · 2 syllables · standard
  • recollapse R IH0 K AH0 L AE1 P S · 3 syllables · rare
  • wraps R AE1 P S · 1 syllable · standard
  • mishaps M IH1 S HH AE2 P S · 2 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • as AE1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • that's DH AE1 T S · 1 syllable · common
  • has HH AE1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • rap R AE1 P · 1 syllable · common
  • first-class F ER2 S T K L AE1 S · 2 syllables · common
  • after-tax AE1 F T AH0 R T AE2 K S · 3 syllables · common
  • map M AE1 P · 1 syllable · common
  • world-class W ER1 L D K L AE2 S · 2 syllables · common
  • nice-to-have N AY1 S T AH0 HH AE2 V · 3 syllables · common
  • class K L AE1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • must-have M AH2 S T HH AE1 V · 2 syllables · common
  • back-to-back B AE2 K T AH0 B AE1 K · 3 syllables · common
  • cap K AE1 P · 1 syllable · common
  • top-class T AA2 P K L AE1 S · 2 syllables · common
  • half-and-half HH AE2 F AH0 N HH AE1 F · 3 syllables · common
  • chance CH AE1 N S · 1 syllable · common
  • against AH0 G EH1 N S T · 2 syllables · common
  • understand AH2 N D ER0 S T AE1 N D · 3 syllables · common
  • tax T AE1 K S · 1 syllable · common
  • one-man W AH1 N M AE1 N · 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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