Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with theory
Words that share the ending of theory — weary, erie, eerie and more. 2 syllables, an open ending, pronounced TH IH1 R IY0.
Sound structure
theory has 2 syllables and is pronounced TH IH1 R IY0. Its ending, IY0, is an open ending.
Ending on a vowel lets you hold the note and roll into the next line. There are plenty of matches, but the rhyme blurs easily, so match the vowel one syllable earlier to keep it sharp.
The closest matches are weary, erie, eerie, siri.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- TH IH1 R IY0
- Syllable breakdown
- TH · IH1 · R · IY0
- Syllable count
- 2 syllables
- Ending sound
- IY0
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- weary W IH1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- erie IH1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- eerie IH1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- siri S IH1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- world-weary W ER1 L D W IH2 R IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- dreary D R IH1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- dog-weary D AO1 G W IH2 R IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- war-weary W AO1 R W IH2 R IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- bone-weary B OW2 N W IH1 R IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- o'leary OW0 L IH1 R IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- really R IH1 L IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- city S IH1 T IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- pretty P R IH1 T IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- easy IY1 Z IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- new-york-city N UW1 Y AO1 R K S IH1 T IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- committee K AH0 M IH1 T IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- non-utility N AA2 N Y UW0 T IH1 L IH0 T IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- accountability AH0 K AW1 N T AH0 B IH2 L IH0 T IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
- individuality IH2 N D IH2 V IH0 JH UW0 AE1 L IH0 T IY0 · 7 syllables · standard
- he HH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- very V EH1 R IY0 · 2 syllables · common
- military M IH1 L AH0 T EH2 R IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- not-being N AA1 T B IY2 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
- disability D IH2 S AH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
- sustainability S AH0 S T EY2 N AH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
- we W IY1 · 1 syllable · common
- silly S IH1 L IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- january JH AE1 N Y UW0 EH2 R IY0 · 4 syllables · common
- completely K AH0 M P L IY1 T L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 베이비 3 syllables · common
- デイリー 4 syllables · common
- 메이비 3 syllables · common
- キリ 2 syllables · common
- 레이디 3 syllables · common
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- 데이 2 syllables · common
- 未来 ミライ · 3 syllables · common
- 데이비 3 syllables · noun · standard
- デーリー 4 syllables · common
- 라키티치 4 syllables · noun · standard
- いち イチ · 2 syllables · common
- 노리치시티 5 syllables · noun · standard
- ミリタリー 5 syllables · common
- 돈데기리기리 6 syllables · noun · standard
- イマジナリー 6 syllables · common
- 나이스게임티비 7 syllables · noun · standard
- パーフェクトリー 7 syllables · common
- 드림 2 syllables · common
- バイオテクノロジー 9 syllables · common
- カイリ 3 syllables · common
- 邸地 テイチ · 3 syllables · common
- フェリー 3 syllables · common
- アイディー 4 syllables · common
- きび キビ · 2 syllables · common
- タイムリー 5 syllables · common
- アイデンティティ 6 syllables · common
- カタストロフィー 7 syllables · common
- コンプリメンタリー 9 syllables · common
- インポッシブリー 8 syllables · common
How this was worked out
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