Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with yesterday
Words that share the ending of yesterday — day, may, say and more. 3 syllables, an open ending, pronounced Y EH1 S T ER0 D EY2.
Sound structure
yesterday has 3 syllables and is pronounced Y EH1 S T ER0 D EY2. Its ending, EY2, 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 day, may, say, way.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- Y EH1 S T ER0 D EY2
- Syllable breakdown
- Y · EH1 · S · T · ER0 · D · EY2
- Syllable count
- 3 syllables
- Ending sound
- EY2
- Ending type
- an open ending
Perfect rhymes
The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.
- day D EY1 · 1 syllable · common
- may M EY1 · 1 syllable · common
- say S EY1 · 1 syllable · common
- way W EY1 · 1 syllable · common
- away AH0 W EY1 · 2 syllables · common
- present-day P R EH2 Z AH0 N T D EY1 · 3 syllables · common
- going-away G OW1 IH0 NG AH0 W EY2 · 4 syllables · common
- nord-pas-de-calais N AO0 R P AA2 D AH0 K AE0 L EY1 · 5 syllables · standard
- they DH EY1 · 1 syllable · common
- today T AH0 D EY1 · 2 syllables · common
- day-to-day D EY1 T UW0 D EY2 · 3 syllables · common
- usda Y UW2 EH2 S D IY2 EY1 · 4 syllables · standard
- play P L EY1 · 1 syllable · common
- one-way W AH1 N W EY1 · 2 syllables · common
- day-by-day D EY1 B AY0 D EY2 · 3 syllables · common
- extended-play EH0 K S T AH2 N D IH0 D P L EY1 · 4 syllables · standard
- pay P EY1 · 1 syllable · common
- two-way T UW1 W EY2 · 2 syllables · common
- play-by-play P L EY2 B AY2 P L EY1 · 3 syllables · common
- off-off-broadway AO2 F AO2 F B R AO1 D W EY2 · 4 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- make M EY1 K · 1 syllable · common
- rain R EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
- take T EY1 K · 1 syllable · common
- train T R EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
- nsa EH0 N EH0 S EY0 · 3 syllables · standard
- first-rate F ER2 S T R EY1 T · 2 syllables · common
- berbere B EH0 ER0 B EH0 ER0 R EY0 · 5 syllables · rare
- lanzarote L AA0 N Z AH0 R OW0 T EY0 · 4 syllables · rare
- brain B R EY1 N · 1 syllable · common
- under-age AH1 N D ER0 EY1 JH · 3 syllables · common
- no-name N OW2 N EY1 M · 2 syllables · common
- zaozerne Z AA0 AA0 Z EH0 ER0 N EY0 · 5 syllables · rare
- alain-fournier AH0 L EH2 N F UH1 R N Y EY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- break B R EY1 K · 1 syllable · common
- ready-made R EH2 D IY0 M EY1 D · 3 syllables · common
- kanye K AA0 N Y EY0 · 2 syllables · standard
- mcconaughey M AH0 K AA1 N AH0 G EY0 · 4 syllables · standard
- yeah Y AE1 · 1 syllable · common
- put-and-take P UH2 D AH0 N T EY1 K · 3 syllables · common
- always AO1 L W EY2 Z · 2 syllables · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 그대 2 syllables · common
- 夢 ユメ · 2 syllables · common
- 시대 2 syllables · common
- クセ 2 syllables · common
- 기억해 3 syllables · phrase · common
- 女 ムスメ · 3 syllables · common
- 기대 2 syllables · common
- 机案 ヅクエ · 3 syllables · common
- 상상해 3 syllables · phrase · common
- 樗 ヌデ · 2 syllables · common
- 랩 1 syllable · common
- レ 1 syllable · common
- 모르드개 4 syllables · noun · standard
- 娘 イラツメ · 4 syllables · common
- 인스타그램 5 syllables · noun · standard
- スーパー・ハイウエー 9 syllables · common
- 노래 2 syllables · common
- 届出 トドケイデ · 5 syllables · common
- 시작해 3 syllables · phrase · common
- 木末 コズエ · 3 syllables · common
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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