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

airplane

arcane

again

ardent

attain

barton

birdbrain

birdman

biplane

birthing

bahrain

birthmark

burdon

birthmarks

boatswain

bordman

boardings

braiding

boredom

burdened

burton

breton

butane

burden

briton

bruting

britons

broaden

brooding

broadens

burdens

campaign

certain

boarding

champagne

carton

cartons

cartoons

cardoon

champaign

cocaine

cartoon

constrain

chilblain

breathing

complain

breeding

contain

demain

abstain

cordon

curtain

credence

curtains

demesne

crouton

croutons

detain

delaine

domain

henbane

cretin

disdain

dogbane

dreadnought

earthen

explain

fortnights

farthing

forebrain

fortin

fortnight

fourteen

fourteens

fortune

fortunes

fourteenth

freetown

fruiting

freedman

freedom

freedoms

garden

gardens

hexane

girding

grating

greeting

grouting

greetings

grading

harten

harden

hardened

hardens

hearten

hoarding

humane

hurting

inane

insane

jordan

jorden

jordans

lindane

membrane

marten

martin

migraine

mundane

martens

martian

mordant

martians

martins

obtain

octane

ordain

ordnance

parting

part-time

partners

pardon

partner

pardons

portent

portend

portends

portman

portents

portion

portions

profane

protein

proteins

pretends

propane

prudence

prudent

ptomaine

prudhomme

regain

retain

remain

restrain

refrain

sardine

sardines

shorten

thirteenth

shirting

skirting

sustain

thirteenths

tartan

shredding

shrouding

threaten

threatens

triton

trading

treadmill

tradings

treadmills

treatment

trodden

treatments

trident

verdin

shortens

verdant

wording

shorthand

warden

wardens

writing

writings

written

pretend

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word pertain

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

Rhyming Dictionary


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