Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with separate

Words that share the ending of separate — great, state, wait and more. 3 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced S EH1 P ER0 EY2 T.

Sound structure

separate has 3 syllables and is pronounced S EH1 P ER0 EY2 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 great, state, wait, late.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
S EH1 P ER0 EY2 T
Syllable breakdown
S · EH1 · P · ER0 · EY2 · T
Syllable count
3 syllables
Ending sound
T
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • great G R EY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • state S T EY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • wait W EY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • late L EY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • first-rate F ER2 S T R EY1 T · 2 syllables · common
  • second-rate S EH2 K AH0 N D R EY1 T · 3 syllables · standard
  • investigate IH2 N V EH1 S T AH0 G EY2 T · 4 syllables · standard
  • auto-generate AO2 D OW0 JH EH1 N AH0 R EY2 T · 5 syllables · standard
  • date D EY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • third-rate TH ER2 D R EY1 T · 2 syllables · standard
  • generate JH EH1 N ER0 EY2 T · 3 syllables · standard
  • accelerate AE0 K S EH1 L ER0 EY2 T · 4 syllables · standard
  • re-evaluate R IY2 AH0 V AE1 L Y AH0 W EY2 T · 5 syllables · standard
  • rate R EY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • love-hate L AH2 V HH EY1 T · 2 syllables · standard
  • celebrate S EH1 L AH0 B R EY2 T · 3 syllables · standard
  • re-educate R IY0 EH1 JH AH0 K EY2 T · 4 syllables · standard
  • underestimate AH1 N D ER0 EH1 S T AH0 M EY2 T · 5 syllables · standard
  • hate HH EY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • debate D AH0 B EY1 T · 2 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • that DH AE1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • at AE1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • made M EY1 D · 1 syllable · common
  • get G EH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • human-made HH Y UW2 M AH0 N M EY1 D · 3 syllables · common
  • man-made M AE1 N M EY2 D · 2 syllables · common
  • what-you-see-is-what-you-get W AH2 T Y AH0 S IY1 IH0 S W AH2 T Y AH0 G EH2 T · 7 syllables · common
  • going-away G OW1 IH0 NG AH0 W EY2 · 4 syllables · common
  • variable-rate V EH1 R IY0 AH0 B AH0 L R EY0 T · 5 syllables · standard
  • played P L EY1 D · 1 syllable · common
  • president P R EH1 Z AH0 D EH2 N T · 3 syllables · common
  • home-made HH OW1 M M EY1 D · 2 syllables · common
  • multifurcate M AH0 L T IY0 F ER0 K EY0 T · 4 syllables · rare
  • methylphenidate M EH2 TH AH0 L F EH1 N AH0 D EY0 T · 5 syllables · rare
  • let L EH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • life-and-death L AY2 F AH0 N D EH1 TH · 3 syllables · common
  • away AH0 W EY1 · 2 syllables · common
  • accentuate AE0 K S EH1 N CH UW0 EY0 T · 4 syllables · standard
  • disassociate D IH2 S AH0 S OW1 SH IY0 EY0 T · 5 syllables · rare
  • set S EH1 T · 1 syllable · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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