About this rhyming dictionary

This rhyming dictionary groups indexed CMUdict pronunciations that share sounds from the final stressed vowel onward. Under that configured perfect-rhyme rule, time and climb can match even though their endings are spelled differently. Words that merely look alike are not treated as rhymes. The rule is reproducible, source-bounded, and narrower than every judgement a poet or speaker might make.

How to use it

1. Type a spelling that has a CMUdict pronunciation in the compiled index.
2. Rhyming words appear grouped by syllable count for easy scanning.
3. Use the length filter to narrow results to a specific word length.
4. Open a linked result when a reviewed word page is available; other matches remain plain text.

Tips

• Results are grouped by derived syllable count to help compare meter.
• Higher heuristic tiers appear first; include broader source tiers for more options.
• Words like "love" and "move" don't rhyme despite similar spelling – this tool uses pronunciation, not letters.
• Use the exclude field to avoid rhymes containing certain letters.

Perfect rhymes and the coda proxy

The Rhymes tab compares the stressed-vowel ending: the last stressed vowel plus the sounds that follow it. This can return one-syllable and multisyllable rhymes, and the syllable groups make the difference visible. The Coda proxy tab is a looser mechanical comparison of the final consonant sequence. It can suggest useful sound neighbours, but it is not labelled a slant rhyme because slant rhyme is a contextual poetic judgement rather than one universally accepted algorithm.

Pronunciation source and dialect limits

Coverage comes from retained pronunciations in the pinned CMU Pronouncing Dictionary release, which primarily represents North American English. A spelling without a retained pronunciation cannot produce a phonetic match here. Some words have several pronunciation variants, and a match may come from any retained variant. The displayed syllable group uses the entry's primary stored count, so it can differ from the alternate pronunciation that produced a match. Speakers in another region may rhyme, stress, or count a word differently.

How to choose a useful rhyme

Start with the exact rhyme list, then narrow by spelling length when a fixed space matters. Use syllable groups when rhythm matters more than character count. Finally, inspect the word in context: this tool establishes a pronunciation relationship, not whether the meaning, tone, grammar, or line stress suits your sentence. The broader source option increases coverage but can introduce unfamiliar spellings.

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