Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with recent
Words that share the ending of recent — decent, indecent, degreasant and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced R IY1 S AH0 N T.
Sound structure
recent has 2 syllables and is pronounced R IY1 S AH0 N T. Its ending, T, 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 decent, indecent, degreasant, mellicent.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- R IY1 S AH0 N T
- Syllable breakdown
- R · IY1 · S · AH0 · N · T
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- T
- Ending type
- a stopped ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- decent D IY1 S AH0 N T · 2 syllables · standard
- indecent IH2 N D IY1 S AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- degreasant D IY0 G R IY1 S AH0 N T · 3 syllables · rare
- mellicent M EY0 L IY1 S AH0 N T · 3 syllables · rare
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- isn't IH1 Z AH0 N T · 2 syllables · common
- didn't D IH1 D AH0 N T · 2 syllables · common
- and AH0 N D · 1 syllable · common
- front F R AH1 N T · 1 syllable · common
- agreement AH0 G R IY1 M AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- doesn't D AH1 Z AH0 N T · 2 syllables · common
- cost-efficient K AO1 S T AH0 F IH2 SH AH0 N T · 4 syllables · standard
- fuel-efficient F Y UW2 AH0 L AH0 F IH1 SH AH0 N T · 5 syllables · standard
- ada-compliant EY2 D IY2 EY2 K AH0 M P L AY1 AH0 N T · 6 syllables · standard
- non-insulin-dependent N AA2 N IH2 N S AH0 L AH0 N D AH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T · 7 syllables · standard
- but B AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
- efficient IH0 F IH1 SH AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- people P IY1 P AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
- self-sufficient S EH2 L F S AH0 F IH1 SH AH0 N T · 4 syllables · standard
- water-resistant W AO1 D AH0 R R AH0 Z IH2 S T AH0 N T · 5 syllables · standard
- semi-independent S EH2 M IY0 IH2 N D AH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T · 6 syllables · standard
- just JH AH1 S T · 1 syllable · common
- sufficient S AH0 F IH1 SH AH0 N T · 3 syllables · standard
- wasn't W AA1 Z AH0 N T · 2 syllables · common
- reminiscent R EH2 M AH0 N IH1 S AH0 N T · 4 syllables · standard
- what W AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
- re-establishment R IY2 AH0 S T AE1 B L IH0 SH M AH0 N T · 5 syllables · standard
- pharmacovigilant F AA0 R M AH0 K OW0 V IY0 JH IY0 L AH0 N T · 6 syllables · rare
- month M AH1 N TH · 1 syllable · common
- self-advertisement S EH2 L F AE1 D V AH0 R T AY2 Z M AH0 N T · 5 syllables · standard
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 지금 2 syllables · common
- みず ミズ · 2 syllables · common
- 비트 2 syllables · common
- リヤ 2 syllables · common
- 이름 2 syllables · common
- サウンド 4 syllables · common
- 히트 2 syllables · common
- ラウンド 4 syllables · common
- 타이어 3 syllables · common
- オリヂナル 5 syllables · common
- 아이리버 4 syllables · noun · standard
- ライム 3 syllables · common
- 에너자이저 5 syllables · noun · standard
- ビル 2 syllables · common
- 귀뚜라미보일러 7 syllables · noun · standard
- スチール 4 syllables · common
- 믿음 2 syllables · common
- いふく イフク · 3 syllables · common
- 파이어 3 syllables · common
- 空 ソラ · 2 syllables · common
- タイム 3 syllables · common
- サイズ 3 syllables · common
- シェリス 3 syllables · common
- スイング 4 syllables · common
- 기쁨 2 syllables · common
- ユリア 3 syllables · common
- ファイバー 4 syllables · common
- 하트 2 syllables · common
- ハート 3 syllables · common
- アパート 4 syllables · common
- 파트 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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