Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with species

Words that share the ending of species — species', subspecies, series and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced S P IY1 SH IY0 Z.

Sound structure

species has 2 syllables and is pronounced S P IY1 SH IY0 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 species', subspecies, series, series'.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
S P IY1 SH IY0 Z
Syllable breakdown
S · P · IY1 · SH · IY0 · Z
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
Z
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • species' S P IY1 SH IY0 Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • subspecies S AH1 B S P IY2 SH IY0 Z · 3 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • series S IH1 R IY0 Z · 2 syllables · common
  • series' S IH1 R IY0 Z · 2 syllables · common
  • is IH1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • his HH IH1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • mrs M IH1 S IH0 Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • services' S ER1 V IH0 S IH0 Z · 3 syllables · common
  • diabetes D AY2 AH0 B IY1 T IY0 Z · 4 syllables · standard
  • universities' Y UW2 N IH0 V ER1 S IH0 T IY0 Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • municipalities M Y UW2 N IH0 S AH0 P AE1 L IH0 T IY0 Z · 6 syllables · standard
  • these DH IY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • wishes W IH1 SH IH0 Z · 2 syllables · standard
  • releases R IH0 L IY1 S IH0 Z · 3 syllables · standard
  • enterprises EH1 N T ER0 P R AY2 Z IH0 Z · 4 syllables · standard
  • personalities P ER2 S AH0 N AE1 L IH0 T IY0 Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • vulnerabilities V AH2 L N ER0 AH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY0 Z · 6 syllables · standard
  • please P L IY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • really R IH1 L IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • not-being N AA1 T B IY2 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • enterprises' EH1 N T ER0 P R AY2 Z IH0 Z · 4 syllables · standard
  • nationalities N AE2 SH AH0 N AE1 L IH0 T IY0 Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • he's HH IY1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • insecurities IH2 N S AH0 K Y UH1 R IH0 T IY0 Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • responsibilities R IY0 S P AA2 N S AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0 Z · 6 syllables · standard
  • this DH IH1 S · 1 syllable · common
  • inequalities IH2 N AH0 K W AA1 L IH0 T IY0 Z · 5 syllables · standard
  • beneficiaries B EH2 N AH0 F IH1 SH IY0 EH2 R IY0 Z · 6 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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