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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word penumbra.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
2 syllable words
3 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word penumbra.
1 syllable words
3 syllable words

nineveh

enema

remembers

alumna

columba

enigma

remember

syncopal

vertebra

remembrance

bonobo

camorra

chimera

dilemma

fedora

felucca

medulla

silica

wenona

chinchilla

kinshasa

alhambra

umbrella

algebra

bonanza

eczema

fibula

macabre

scintilla

senora

manilla

mimosa

hanukkah

jamaica

tempera

banana

canada

renate

amoeba

india

madeira

nonmembers

datura

marimba

pecora

vanessa

vanilla

orchestra

amphora

nonmember

kanawha

camera

genera

unimproved

samara

tiara

amenta

ammonia

asmara

bravura

canberra

gondola

impala

lymphoma

nebula

pandora

pellagra

ultima

plethora

unemployed

angora

barbara

geneva

malaga

minerva

niagara

pergola

prunella

ursula

utica

ankara

mantua

aquila

candela

scapula

aurora

quinoa

sienna

sierra

ferrara

taira

xenia

formula

levana

pyrena

scandia

urethra

agora

arena

cholera

duena

farina

gorilla

guerilla

guerrilla

hyena

liana

libya

titania

piano

credenza

trivia

echidna

nirvana

rotunda

acantha

agenda

magnesia

apnea

beluga

catena

cicala

cornea

cortina

domina

edema

erica

flotilla

galena

hafnia

havana

helena

kimono

madonna

modena

patera

patina

retina

salina

savanna

stamina

subpoena

veranda

lamina

melissa

verbena

vagina

commonplace

antenna

armilla

batiste

candida

corsica

mantilla

mascara

maxilla

replica

vaccina

diana

messiah

piazza

dulciana

corona

media

lilia

angina

area

anguilla

janthina

lutecia

papaya

anona

avena

capella

cappella

carissa

catawba

chihuahua

cicada

cupola

delilah

eureka

garuda

malacca

medusa

miasma

oliva

omega

pagoda

patella

persona

pomona

reseda

rosella

rotella

rubella

sabella

tequila

saliva

althea

spatula

jehovah

azalea

bandana

campana

chautauqua

fortuna

iguana

pariah

urea

valhalla

mahatma

angola

aroma

brachia

coria

corolla

crimea

galea

idea

koala

korea

nausea

olea

rhodia

trachea

viola

atria

cassada

cochlea

glaucoma

mucosa

ostia

papua

tortilla

alpaca

armada

bermuda

cordoba

formica

formosa

magdala

marsala

alfalfa

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word penumbra

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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