Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with speaking
Words that share the ending of speaking — seeking, self-seeking, freaking and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced S P IY1 K IH0 NG.
Sound structure
speaking has 2 syllables and is pronounced S P IY1 K IH0 NG. Its ending, NG, is a nasal ending.
An n, m or ng ending hums, so it carries to the end of a bar and leaves room before the next line starts.
The closest matches are seeking, self-seeking, freaking, leaking.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- S P IY1 K IH0 NG
- Syllable breakdown
- S · P · IY1 · K · IH0 · NG
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- NG
- Ending type
- a nasal ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- seeking S IY1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
- self-seeking S EH2 L F S IY1 K IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
- freaking F R IY1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
- leaking L IY1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
- sneaking S N IY1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- being B IY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- not-being N AA1 T B IY2 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
- even IY1 V IH0 N · 2 syllables · common
- well-being W EH2 L B IY1 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
- meeting M IY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- in IH0 N · 1 syllable · common
- go-to-meeting G OW2 D AH0 M IY1 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · common
- decision-making D IH0 S IH1 ZH AH0 N M EY2 K IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
- non-manufacturing N AA2 N M AE2 N Y AH0 F AE1 K CH ER0 IH0 NG · 6 syllables · standard
- free-living F R IY2 L IH1 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
- reading R IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- dream D R IY1 M · 1 syllable · common
- market-leading M AA1 R K AH0 T L IY2 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
- empire-building EH1 M P AY2 AH0 R B IH2 L D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
- life-giving L AY1 F G IH2 V IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
- feeling F IY1 L IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- thing TH IH1 NG · 1 syllable · common
- cherry-picking CH EH1 R IY0 P IH2 K IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
- lady-in-waiting L EY2 D IY0 AH0 N W EY1 D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
- right-thinking R AY1 T TH IH2 NG K IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 베이비 3 syllables · common
- イニング 4 syllables · common
- 메이비 3 syllables · common
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- 니깅 2 syllables · noun · standard
- いち イチ · 2 syllables · common
- 리핑 2 syllables · noun · standard
- きび キビ · 2 syllables · common
- 비기닝 3 syllables · noun · standard
- ベイビー 4 syllables · common
- 삥 1 syllable · noun · standard
- チーズ 3 syllables · common
- 누찌찌찡 4 syllables · noun · standard
- ブループリント 7 syllables · common
- 보이스피싱 5 syllables · noun · standard
- にび ニビ · 2 syllables · common
- 스피드스케이팅 7 syllables · noun · standard
- メイビー 4 syllables · common
- 메이저리그게이밍 8 syllables · noun · standard
- カイリ 3 syllables · common
- ニビ 2 syllables · common
- カジキ 3 syllables · common
- 光 ヒカリ · 3 syllables · common
- スイング 4 syllables · common
- 이빙 2 syllables · noun · standard
- 징 1 syllable · noun · standard
- 게이트키핑 5 syllables · noun · standard
- 드라이크리닝 6 syllables · noun · standard
- 보끄레머천다이징 8 syllables · noun · standard
- 다중프로그래밍 7 syllables · noun · standard
- 마이크로프로그래밍 9 syllables · noun · standard
- 未来 ミライ · 3 syllables · common
- スチール 4 syllables · common
- 지칭 2 syllables · noun · standard
- 킹 1 syllable · noun · standard
How this was worked out
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