Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with simple

Words that share the ending of simple — pimple, dimple, wimple and more. 2 syllables, a liquid ending, pronounced S IH1 M P AH0 L.

Sound structure

simple has 2 syllables and is pronounced S IH1 M P AH0 L. Its ending, L, is a liquid ending.

An l or r ending keeps the tongue moving, which makes it glide into the following syllable. It sits well in fast flows.

The closest matches are pimple, dimple, wimple, gimpel.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
S IH1 M P AH0 L
Syllable breakdown
S · IH1 · M · P · AH0 · L
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
L
Ending type
a liquid ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • pimple P IH1 M P AH0 L · 2 syllables · standard
  • dimple D IH1 M P AH0 L · 2 syllables · standard
  • wimple W IH1 M P AH0 L · 2 syllables · rare
  • gimpel G IH1 M P AH0 L · 2 syllables · rare
  • bepimple B IH0 P IH1 M P AH0 L · 3 syllables · rare
  • oversimple OW2 V AH0 R S IH1 M P AH0 L · 4 syllables · rare
  • crimple K R IH1 M P AH0 L · 2 syllables · rare
  • bewimple B IH0 W IH1 M P AH0 L · 3 syllables · rare
  • kimpel K IH1 M P AH0 L · 2 syllables · rare
  • indimple IH0 N D IH1 M P AH0 L · 3 syllables · rare
  • kimple K IH1 M P AH0 L · 2 syllables · rare
  • unwimple AH0 N W IH1 M P AH0 L · 3 syllables · rare
  • strimple S T R IH1 M P AH0 L · 2 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • people P IY1 P AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
  • single S IH1 NG G AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
  • little L IH1 T AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
  • symbol S IH1 M B AH0 L · 2 syllables · standard
  • official AH0 F IH1 SH AH0 L · 3 syllables · common
  • a AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • material M AH0 T IH1 R IY0 AH0 L · 4 syllables · standard
  • non-political N AA2 N P AH0 L IH1 T IH0 K AH0 L · 5 syllables · standard
  • spanish-colonial S P AE2 N IH0 SH K AH0 L OW1 N IY0 AH0 L · 6 syllables · standard
  • middle M IH1 D AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
  • example IH0 G Z AE1 M P AH0 L · 3 syllables · common
  • the DH AH0 · 1 syllable · common
  • non-criminal N AA0 N K R IH1 M IH0 N AH0 L · 4 syllables · standard
  • editorial EH2 D AH0 T AO1 R IY0 AH0 L · 5 syllables · standard
  • legal L IY1 G AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
  • personal P ER1 S IH0 N AH0 L · 3 syllables · common
  • are AA1 R · 1 syllable · common
  • artificial AA2 R T AH0 F IH1 SH AH0 L · 4 syllables · standard
  • biological B AY2 AH0 L AA1 JH IH0 K AH0 L · 5 syllables · standard
  • civil S IH1 V AH0 L · 2 syllables · standard

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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