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Words That Rhyme With Family

2 words rhyme with family, from 4 to 5 syllables: subfamily, multifamily. Then 1 near rhyme, like uncannily. For looser rhymes, slant rhymes like calamity, canopy, sanity, vanity.

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4 syllables1 word

Rare: subfamily

5 syllables1 word

Rare: multifamily

Near rhymes1 word

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

  • uncannily

Slant rhymes14 words

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

  • calamity
  • canopy
  • sanity
  • vanity
  • insanity
  • profanity
  • inhumanity
  • amity
  • happily
  • unhappily
  • lazily
  • nattily
  • gravelly
  • philately

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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 family?

subfamily, multifamily: the words that end in the same sounds as family. 2 rhymes in all.

How many syllables are in family?

Family has 3 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 family?

uncannily and the other 1 near rhyme: the same vowel sound as family, with consonants that sound alike.

What are slant rhymes for family?

Looser rhymes with the same stressed vowel and a similar ending, the closest first: calamity, canopy, sanity, vanity, insanity, profanity. Songwriters use them where a perfect rhyme would sound forced.

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