Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with writing

Words that share the ending of writing — fighting, lighting, exciting and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced R AY1 T IH0 NG.

Sound structure

writing has 2 syllables and is pronounced R AY1 T 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 fighting, lighting, exciting, citing.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
R AY1 T IH0 NG
Syllable breakdown
R · AY1 · T · 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.

  • fighting F AY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • lighting L AY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • exciting IH0 K S AY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • citing S AY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • inviting IH2 N V AY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • underwriting AH1 N D ER0 R AY1 T IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • biting B AY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • non-biting N AA0 N B AY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • reuniting R IY2 UW0 N AY1 T IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • sighting S AY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • highlighting HH AY1 L AY2 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • whiting W AY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • handwriting HH AE1 N D R AY2 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • uniting Y UW0 N AY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • songwriting S AO1 NG R AY2 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • inciting IH2 N S AY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • rewriting R IY0 R AY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • reciting R IY0 S AY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • firefighting F AY1 R F AY2 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • infighting IH1 N F AY2 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • trying T R AY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • meeting M IY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • being B IY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • reading R IY1 D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • not-being N AA1 T B IY2 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • in IH0 N · 1 syllable · common
  • go-to-meeting G OW2 D AH0 M IY1 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · common
  • identifying AY0 D EH1 N T AH0 F AY2 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
  • having HH AE1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • well-being W EH2 L B IY1 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • thing TH IH1 NG · 1 syllable · common
  • market-leading M AA1 R K AH0 T L IY2 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • self-organizing S EH1 L F AO1 R G AH0 N AY2 Z IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • eating IY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • providing P R AH0 V AY1 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • dream D R IY1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • advertising AE1 D V ER0 T AY2 Z IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • self-sacrificing S EH2 L F S AE1 K R AH0 F AY2 S IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • even IY1 V IH0 N · 2 syllables · common

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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