Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with prior
Words that share the ending of prior — fire, higher, entire and more. 2 syllables, an open ending, pronounced P R AY1 ER0.
Sound structure
prior has 2 syllables and is pronounced P R AY1 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 fire, higher, entire, wire.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- P R AY1 ER0
- Syllable breakdown
- P · R · AY1 · ER0
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- ER0
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- fire F AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- higher HH AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- entire IH0 N T AY1 ER0 · 3 syllables · common
- wire W AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
- require R IY2 K W AY1 ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
- amplifier AE1 M P L AH0 F AY2 ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- identifier AY0 D EH1 N T AH0 F AY2 ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
- hire HH AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
- desire D IH0 Z AY1 ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
- qualifier K W AA1 L AH0 F AY2 ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- humidifier HH Y UW0 M IH1 D AH0 F AY2 ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
- buyer B AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
- acquire AH0 K W AY1 ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
- multiplier M AH1 L T AH0 P L AY2 ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- liar L AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
- cease-fire S IY1 S F AY1 ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
- ayrshire EY1 ER0 SH AY2 ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- tire T AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
- supplier S AH0 P L AY1 ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
- modifier M AA1 D AH0 F AY2 ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- were W ER1 · 1 syllable · common
- her HH ER1 · 1 syllable · common
- matter M AE1 T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- either IY1 DH ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- per P ER1 · 1 syllable · common
- non-nuclear N AA1 N UW1 K L IY2 ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- designer D IH0 Z AY1 N ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
- aberdeenshire AE0 B ER0 D IY0 N SH AY0 ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
- dehumidifier D IY0 HH Y UW0 M IH1 D AH0 F AY0 ER0 · 6 syllables · rare
- rather R AE1 DH ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
- non-linear N AA0 N L IH1 N IY2 ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- required R IY0 K W AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- middle-upper M IH1 D AH0 L AH0 AH2 P ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
- after AE1 F T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
- supervisor S UW1 P ER0 V AY2 Z ER0 · 4 syllables · standard
- ex-fighter EH1 K S F AY1 T ER0 · 3 syllables · standard
- manufacturer M AE2 N Y AH0 F AE1 K CH ER0 ER0 · 5 syllables · standard
- driver D R AY1 V ER0 · 2 syllables · standard
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 파이어 3 syllables · common
- ファイア 3 syllables · common
- 타이어 3 syllables · common
- ビル 2 syllables · common
- 비트 2 syllables · common
- ビール 3 syllables · common
- 히트 2 syllables · common
- タイム 3 syllables · common
- 라이트 3 syllables · common
- ベイジル 4 syllables · common
- 아이리버 4 syllables · noun · standard
- みず ミズ · 2 syllables · common
- 에너자이저 5 syllables · noun · standard
- パッサール 5 syllables · common
- 귀뚜라미보일러 7 syllables · noun · standard
- ライム 3 syllables · common
- 지금 2 syllables · common
- スチール 4 syllables · common
- 메이크 3 syllables · common
- ギャル 2 syllables · common
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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