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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word rainbow.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 rainbow.
2 syllable words

canto

elbow

lento

pedro

sambo

zambo

ano

chino

credo

dado

draco

halo

keno

leno

peso

rhino

sago

turbo

turbot

banco

banjo

longbow

mango

rancho

tango

alco

alto

bamboo

bilbo

combo

condo

crossbow

envoy

facto

fresco

gabbro

glasgow

gumbo

hydro

jumbo

limbo

macro

negro

pinto

presto

pueblo

punto

ronco

rondeau

salvo

sancho

techno

tempo

tinto

window

bingo

bongo

bronco

congo

dingo

gringo

junco

lingo

mungo

poncho

aero

aloe

arrow

ballow

barrow

basso

bellow

cairo

callow

carrow

cello

cero

chateau

chico

depot

dido

dunno

echo

ego

ergo

fallow

faro

farrow

fellow

fico

furlough

gallow

gecko

ghetto

grego

griego

guano

hallow

harrow

hobo

hypo

ido

iwo

jello

juno

lasso

lido

llano

mano

marrow

meadow

mellow

mezzo

minnow

minow

mono

narrow

oboe

palo

pharaoh

plateau

primo

pyro

sego

shadow

shallow

shiloh

silo

sparrow

stretto

tallow

taro

tarot

turko

typo

veto

virgo

winnow

yellow

escrow

inflow

airflow

scarecrow

maestro

oxbow

nacho

borough

burro

burrow

clio

furrow

io

leo

thorough

trio

aglow

also

argo

bestow

bordeaux

busto

cargo

cisco

compo

convoy

dildo

envy

forego

forgo

gamba

giusto

gusto

largo

lineup

nitro

nympho

outgo

pardo

quarto

shampoo

soldo

tableau

tiptoe

tomboy

torso

tosto

whitlow

although

ago

auto

below

billow

biro

bistro

boffo

borrow

bravo

buffo

bureau

cocoa

dalo

ditto

dodo

follow

gateau

grotto

hello

hero

hippo

hollo

hollow

imbue

judo

kilo

kowtow

limo

loco

lotto

mako

moro

morro

morrow

moto

motto

nero

no-go

otto

outflow

outgrow

paolo

pavo

pharo

photo

pillow

pluto

poco

polo

rideau

rouleau

so-so

solo

sorrow

stucco

swallow

thoro

trillo

wallow

widow

willow

yarrow

zero

macho

gaucho

no-show

soho

connive

convey

remove

sunup

duo

knobby

snobby

snappy

comfy

dumpy

jumpy

lumpy

swampy

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word rainbow

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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