Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with subject

Words that share the ending of subject — perfect, back-project, protect and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced S AH0 B JH EH1 K T.

Sound structure

subject has 2 syllables and is pronounced S AH0 B JH EH1 K 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 perfect, back-project, protect, affect.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
S AH0 B JH EH1 K T
Syllable breakdown
S · AH0 · B · JH · EH1 · K · T
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
T
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • perfect P ER0 F EH1 K T · 2 syllables · common
  • back-project B AE1 K P R AH0 JH EH2 K T · 3 syllables · common
  • protect P R AH0 T EH1 K T · 2 syllables · standard
  • affect AH0 F EH1 K T · 2 syllables · standard
  • checked CH EH1 K T · 1 syllable · standard
  • write-protect R AY1 T P R AH0 T EH2 K T · 3 syllables · standard
  • autocorrect AO1 D OW0 K AH0 R EH2 K T · 4 syllables · standard
  • overcircumspect OW2 V AH0 R S ER1 K AH0 M S P EH2 K T · 5 syllables · rare
  • select S AH0 L EH1 K T · 2 syllables · standard
  • wrecked R EH1 K T · 1 syllable · standard
  • self-correct S EH2 L F K AH0 R EH1 K T · 3 syllables · standard
  • interconnect IH2 N T ER0 K AH0 N EH1 K T · 4 syllables · standard
  • direct D ER0 EH1 K T · 2 syllables · standard
  • sect S EH1 K T · 1 syllable · standard
  • self-select S EH2 L F S AH0 L EH1 K T · 3 syllables · standard
  • aftereffect AE1 F T ER0 AH0 F EH2 K T · 4 syllables · rare
  • connect K AH0 N EH1 K T · 2 syllables · standard
  • decked D EH1 K T · 1 syllable · standard
  • non-direct N AA1 N D ER0 EH1 K T · 3 syllables · standard
  • idiolect IH1 D IY0 AH0 L EH2 K T · 4 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • get G EH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • next N EH1 K S T · 1 syllable · common
  • best B EH1 S T · 1 syllable · common
  • fact F AE1 K T · 1 syllable · common
  • president P R EH1 Z AH0 D EH2 N T · 3 syllables · common
  • against AH0 G EH1 N S T · 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
  • left L EH1 F T · 1 syllable · common
  • life-and-death L AY2 F AH0 N D EH1 TH · 3 syllables · common
  • project P R AA1 JH EH0 K T · 2 syllables · common
  • counterobject K AW0 N T AH0 R AH0 B JH EH0 K T · 4 syllables · rare
  • let L EH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • back-to-back B AE2 K T AH0 B AE1 K · 3 syllables · common
  • top-end T AA2 P EH1 N D · 2 syllables · common
  • communalect K AH0 M Y UW0 N AH0 L EH0 K T · 4 syllables · rare
  • act AE1 K T · 1 syllable · common
  • put-and-take P UH2 D AH0 N T EY1 K · 3 syllables · common
  • again AH0 G EH1 N · 2 syllables · common
  • autoselect AO0 T OW0 S IH0 L EH0 K T · 4 syllables · rare

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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