Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with seconds

Words that share the ending of seconds — milliseconds, second's, microseconds and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced S EH1 K AH0 N D Z.

Sound structure

seconds has 2 syllables and is pronounced S EH1 K AH0 N D 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 milliseconds, second's, microseconds, nanoseconds.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
S EH1 K AH0 N D Z
Syllable breakdown
S · EH1 · K · AH0 · N · D · Z
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
Z
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • milliseconds M IH1 L IH0 S EH2 K AH0 N D Z · 4 syllables · standard
  • second's S EH1 K AH0 N D Z · 2 syllables · rare
  • microseconds M AY1 K R OW0 S EH2 K AH0 N D Z · 4 syllables · rare
  • nanoseconds N AE1 N OW0 S EH2 K AH0 N D Z · 4 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • and AH0 N D · 1 syllable · common
  • legends L EH1 JH AH0 N D Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • funds F AH1 N D Z · 1 syllable · standard
  • funds' F AH1 N D Z · 1 syllable · standard
  • errands EH1 R AH0 N D Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • however HH AW2 EH1 V ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • get-together G EH1 T T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 4 syllables · common
  • does D AH1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • never N EH1 V ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • together T AH0 G EH1 DH ER0 · 3 syllables · common
  • us AH1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • better B EH1 T ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • one-to-one W AH2 N T AH0 W AH1 N · 3 syllables · common
  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • ever EH1 V ER0 · 2 syllables · common
  • one-world W AH2 N W ER1 AH0 L D · 3 syllables · common
  • the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • thousands TH AW1 Z AH0 N D Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • netherlands N EH1 DH ER0 L AH0 N D Z · 3 syllables · standard
  • was W AA1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • one W AH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • but B AH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • from F R AH1 M · 1 syllable · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

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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