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Words That Rhyme With City

13 words rhyme with city, from 2 to 5 syllables: ditty, gritty, kitty, pity, pretty and more, the everyday words first. Then 4 near rhymes, like giddy, biddy, kiddie. For looser rhymes, slant rhymes like busy, lily, chili, dizzy.

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2 syllables9 words

  • ditty
  • gritty
  • kitty
  • pity
  • pretty
  • witty
  • bitty

Rare: chitty, nitty

3 syllables1 word

  • committee

4 syllables2 words

  • subcommittee
  • intercity

5 syllables1 word

  • mutuality

Near rhymes4 words

The same vowel, consonants that sound alike: close enough for songs and poems.

  • giddy
  • biddy
  • kiddie

Rare: kiddy

Slant rhymes40 words

Looser: the same stressed vowel and a similar ending, the closest first. Common in songs and poems.

  • busy
  • lily
  • chili
  • dizzy
  • filly
  • fishy
  • gimme
  • hilly
  • itchy
  • jiffy
  • ninny
  • nippy
  • picky
  • pithy
  • privy
  • silly
  • sissy
  • tinny
  • chilly
  • dinghy
  • frilly
  • guinea
  • hippie
  • really
  • skinny
  • sticky
  • tricky
  • stringy
  • involuntarily
  • iffy
  • mini
  • billy
  • dilly
  • dippy
  • divvy
  • jimmy
  • lippy
  • piggy
  • ritzy
  • tizzy

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Pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, © 1993-2015 Carnegie Mellon University, matched to our dictionary of English words.

Questions

What rhymes with city?

ditty, gritty, kitty, pity, pretty, witty, and every other word that end in the same sounds as city. 13 rhymes in all.

How many syllables are in city?

City has 2 syllables.

How are the rhymes chosen?

Two words rhyme when they sound the same from their last stressed vowel to the end: these are perfect rhymes, matched by sound, not by spelling. Near rhymes keep the vowel and swap a consonant for one that sounds alike, like time and mine.

What are near rhymes for city?

giddy, biddy, kiddie and the other 4 near rhymes: the same vowel sound as city, with consonants that sound alike.

What are slant rhymes for city?

Looser rhymes with the same stressed vowel and a similar ending, the closest first: busy, lily, chili, dizzy, filly, fishy. Songwriters use them where a perfect rhyme would sound forced.

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