Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with required
Words that share the ending of required — inspired, tired, fired and more. 3 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced R IY0 K W AY1 ER0 D.
Sound structure
required has 3 syllables and is pronounced R IY0 K W AY1 ER0 D. Its ending, D, 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 inspired, tired, fired, hired.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- R IY0 K W AY1 ER0 D
- Syllable breakdown
- R · IY0 · K · W · AY1 · ER0 · D
- Syllable count
- 3 syllables
- Ending sound
- D
- Ending type
- a stopped ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- inspired IH2 N S P AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- tired T AY1 ER0 D · 2 syllables · standard
- fired F AY1 ER0 D · 2 syllables · standard
- hired HH AY1 ER0 D · 2 syllables · standard
- desired D IH0 Z AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- uninspired AH2 N IH0 N S P AY1 ER0 D · 4 syllables · standard
- wired W AY1 ER0 D · 2 syllables · standard
- acquired AH0 K W AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- unexpired AH2 N IH0 K S P AY1 ER0 D · 4 syllables · rare
- inquired IH2 N K W AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- admired AH0 D M AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- backfired B AE1 K F AY2 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- conspired K AH0 N S P AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- transpired T R AE0 N S P AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- hardwired HH AA2 R D W AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- rehired R IY0 HH AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · rare
- rewired R IY0 W AY1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · rare
- hotwired HH AA1 T W AY2 ER0 D · 3 syllables · rare
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- fire F AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- higher HH AY1 ER0 · 2 syllables · common
- third TH ER1 D · 1 syllable · common
- heard HH ER1 D · 1 syllable · common
- feel-good F IY1 L G UH2 D · 2 syllables · common
- considered K AH0 N S IH1 D ER0 D · 3 syllables · common
- manufactured M AE2 N Y AH0 F AE1 K CH ER0 D · 4 syllables · standard
- word W ER1 D · 1 syllable · common
- one-third W AH2 N TH ER1 D · 2 syllables · common
- delivered D IH0 L IH1 V ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- biohazard B AY2 OW0 HH AE1 Z ER0 D · 4 syllables · standard
- would W UH1 D · 1 syllable · common
- do-good D UW1 G UH2 D · 2 syllables · common
- deciphered D IH0 S AY1 F ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- overpowered OW2 V ER0 P AW1 ER0 D · 4 syllables · standard
- good G UH1 D · 1 syllable · common
- no-good N OW1 G UH2 D · 2 syllables · common
- high-powered HH AY2 P AW1 ER0 D · 3 syllables · standard
- undiscovered AH2 N D IH0 S K AH1 V ER0 D · 4 syllables · standard
- could K UH1 D · 1 syllable · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 타이어 3 syllables · common
- ファイア 3 syllables · common
- 파이어 3 syllables · common
- ライム 3 syllables · common
- 라이트 3 syllables · common
- タイム 3 syllables · common
- 지금 2 syllables · common
- チーズ 3 syllables · common
- 메이크 3 syllables · common
- イニング 4 syllables · common
- 리바이스 4 syllables · noun · standard
- みず ミズ · 2 syllables · common
- 에너자이저 5 syllables · noun · standard
- オリヂナル 5 syllables · common
- 비트 2 syllables · common
- ビール 3 syllables · common
- 테이크 3 syllables · common
- スチール 4 syllables · common
- 싸이월드 4 syllables · noun · standard
- ビル 2 syllables · common
- サイズ 3 syllables · common
- いふく イフク · 3 syllables · common
How this was worked out
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