Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with realize

Words that share the ending of realize — guys, guys', eyes and more. 3 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced R IY1 AH0 L AY2 Z.

Sound structure

realize has 3 syllables and is pronounced R IY1 AH0 L AY2 Z. Its ending, Z, 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 guys, guys', eyes, eyes'.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
R IY1 AH0 L AY2 Z
Syllable breakdown
R · IY1 · AH0 · L · AY2 · Z
Syllable count
3 syllables
Ending sound
Z
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • guys G AY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • guys' G AY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • eyes AY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • eyes' AY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • legal-size L IY1 G AH0 L S AY2 Z · 3 syllables · standard
  • full-size F UH1 L S AY2 Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • apologize AH0 P AA1 L AH0 JH AY2 Z · 4 syllables · standard
  • materialize M AH0 T IH1 R IY0 AH0 L AY2 Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • editorialize EH2 D AH0 T AO1 R IY0 AH0 L AY2 Z · 6 syllables · rare
  • overindustrialize OW2 V AH0 R IH0 N D AH1 S T R IY0 AH0 L AY2 Z · 7 syllables · rare
  • size S AY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • realise R IY1 AH0 L AY2 Z · 3 syllables · standard
  • supplies S AH0 P L AY1 Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • apologise AH0 P AA1 L AH0 JH AY2 Z · 4 syllables · standard
  • materialise M AH0 T IH1 R IY0 AH0 L AY2 Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • dematerialize D IY2 M AH0 T IH1 R IY0 AH0 L AY2 Z · 6 syllables · rare
  • rise R AY1 Z · 1 syllable · standard
  • minimize M IH1 N AH0 M AY2 Z · 3 syllables · standard
  • surprise S ER0 P R AY1 Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • identifies AY0 D EH1 N T AH0 F AY2 Z · 4 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • as AE1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • has HH AE1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • these DH IY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • nice N AY1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • sometimes S AH0 M T AY1 M Z · 2 syllables · common
  • right-to-life R AY2 T T AH2 L AY1 F · 3 syllables · common
  • birminghamize B ER0 M IH0 NG AH0 M AY0 Z · 4 syllables · rare
  • adnominalize AE0 D N AA0 M IH0 N AH0 L AY0 Z · 5 syllables · rare
  • mediterraneanize M EH0 D IH0 T AH0 R EY0 N IY0 AH0 N AY0 Z · 7 syllables · rare
  • epithelialize EH2 P AH0 TH IY1 L IY0 AH0 L AY0 Z · 6 syllables · rare
  • please P L IY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • one-time W AH1 N T AY1 M · 2 syllables · common
  • just-in-time JH AH1 S T AH0 N T AY2 M · 3 syllables · common
  • euhemerize Y UW0 HH IY0 M AH0 R AY0 Z · 4 syllables · rare
  • bandolierwise B AE0 N D AH0 L IH0 AH0 W AY0 Z · 5 syllables · rare
  • individualize IH2 N D IH0 V IH1 JH UW0 AH0 L AY0 Z · 6 syllables · rare
  • price P R AY1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • one-night W AH1 N N AY2 T · 2 syllables · common
  • down-the-line D AW2 N DH AH0 L AY1 N · 3 syllables · common
  • galliardise G AE0 L IH0 AH0 D AY0 Z · 4 syllables · rare

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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