Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with release
Words that share the ending of release — increase, time-release, three-piece and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced R IY0 L IY1 S.
Sound structure
release has 2 syllables and is pronounced R IY0 L IY1 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 increase, time-release, three-piece, piece.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- R IY0 L IY1 S
- Syllable breakdown
- R · IY0 · L · IY1 · S
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- S
- Ending type
- a stopped ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- increase IH2 N K R IY1 S · 2 syllables · common
- time-release R IY0 L IY1 S · 2 syllables · standard
- three-piece TH R IY1 P IY2 S · 2 syllables · standard
- piece P IY1 S · 1 syllable · standard
- police P AH0 L IY1 S · 2 syllables · common
- bbc's B IY2 B IY0 S IY1 S · 3 syllables · standard
- sustained-release S AH0 S T EY2 N D R AH0 L IY1 S · 4 syllables · standard
- peace P IY1 S · 1 syllable · standard
- decrease D IH0 K R IY1 S · 2 syllables · standard
- quick-release K W IH2 K R AH0 L IY1 S · 3 syllables · standard
- vietnamese V IY0 EH2 T N AA0 M IY1 S · 4 syllables · standard
- greece G R IY1 S · 1 syllable · standard
- denise D IH0 N IY1 S · 2 syllables · standard
- masterpiece M AE1 S T ER0 P IY2 S · 3 syllables · standard
- sangiovese S AE2 N JH IY1 OW0 V IY2 S · 4 syllables · rare
- lease L IY1 S · 1 syllable · standard
- one-piece W AH1 N P IY2 S · 2 syllables · standard
- centerpiece S EH1 N T ER0 P IY2 S · 3 syllables · standard
- cease S IY1 S · 1 syllable · standard
- greenpeace G R IY1 N P IY2 S · 2 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- this DH IH1 S · 1 syllable · common
- this' DH IH1 S · 1 syllable · common
- these DH IY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
- is IH1 Z · 1 syllable · common
- business' B IH1 Z N IH0 S · 2 syllables · common
- pontius P AA1 N T IY2 IH0 S · 3 syllables · standard
- exegesis EH2 K S AH0 JH IY1 S IH0 S · 4 syllables · standard
- telekinesis T EH2 L AH0 K AH0 N IY1 S IH0 S · 5 syllables · standard
- electrophoresis IH2 L EH2 K T R OW0 F AO0 R IH1 S IH0 S · 6 syllables · standard
- neurofibromatosis N UH2 R OW0 F AY0 B R OW2 M AH0 T OW1 S IH0 S · 7 syllables · rare
- miss M IH1 S · 1 syllable · common
- being B IY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- daenerys D EY0 N EH0 R IH0 S · 3 syllables · standard
- unhappiness AH0 N HH AE1 P IY0 N IH0 S · 4 syllables · standard
- self-analysis S EH2 L F AH0 N AE1 L AH0 S IH0 S · 5 syllables · standard
- indianapolis IH2 N D IY0 AH0 N AE1 P AH0 L IH0 S · 6 syllables · standard
- unsatisfactoriness AH2 N S AE2 D AH0 S F AE1 K T AH0 R IY0 N IH0 S · 7 syllables · rare
- his HH IH1 Z · 1 syllable · common
- dismiss D IH0 S M IH1 S · 2 syllables · standard
- reminisce R EH2 M AH0 N IH1 S · 3 syllables · standard
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 레이디 3 syllables · common
- チーズ 3 syllables · common
- 베이비 3 syllables · common
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- 메이비 3 syllables · common
- いち イチ · 2 syllables · common
- 리바이스 4 syllables · noun · standard
- きび キビ · 2 syllables · common
- 비트 2 syllables · common
- 未来 ミライ · 3 syllables · common
- 라이트 3 syllables · common
- ベイビー 4 syllables · common
- 방통심의위 5 syllables · noun · standard
- ブループリント 7 syllables · common
- 보에니쉬 4 syllables · noun · standard
- にび ニビ · 2 syllables · common
- 드림 2 syllables · common
- カイリ 3 syllables · common
- 메이크 3 syllables · common
- メイビー 4 syllables · common
How this was worked out
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