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

abbot

abut

agate

ballot

bonnet

bucket

buffet

carrot

civet

closet

comet

cosset

cullet

docket

facet

faggot

faucet

gamut

granite

gullet

habit

jacket

maggot

mullet

packet

palate

palette

pallet

peanut

pivot

planet

plummet

pocket

posit

profit

prophet

puppet

rabbit

rivet

rocket

socket

sprocket

summit

tappet

toilet

vomit

wallet

hatchet

ratchet

argot

bandit

basket

bracelet

brevets

carpet

casket

charlotte

chocolate

corset

corvette

cutlet

droplet

dulcet

garnet

gasket

goblet

hamlet

harlot

lancet

leaflet

magnate

magnet

market

musket

orbit

pandit

prophets

pundit

scarlet

secret

somewhat

tablet

talbot

target

trumpet

uncut

velvet

walnut

becket

benet

beret

bigot

billet

blanket

bullet

carat

circuit

credit

cricket

curate

donat

doughnut

edit

ergot

ferret

fervid

frigate

helot

hermit

karat

legate

limit

merit

millet

minute

parrot

pellet

provide

rebut

rennet

senate

sennet

sherbet

skillet

snippet

spigot

spirit

surfeit

tenet

ticket

tippet

tripod

unit

wicket

zealot

carpets

corvettes

gantlet

gauntlet

groundnut

orbits

pamphlet

portrait

wainscot

digit

midget

erupts

lancelet

poet

turret

barbette

banquet

biscuit

branchlet

chestnut

clear-cut

brisket

despot

erupt

exit

forefoot

helmet

morbid

forfeit

egret

giblet

profits

provides

separate

torpid

triplet

tripods

ingot

trinket

warpath

corrupt

forfeits

temperate

template

farfetched

barefoot

corrupts

craftsman

draftsman

drafting

grafting

bereaved

bereft

browbeat

crafty

drafty

forbid

graphite

pervade

turbid

forbids

forebode

krypton

pervades

tribute

tributes

probate

thrifty

triptych

carbide

driftwood

triptychs

turbot

forbade

sorbet

scripture

drip-dry

scriptures

3 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word private

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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