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Words That Rhyme With People

8 words rhyme with people, from 2 to 4 syllables: steeple, salespeople, spokespeople, townspeople, craftspeople and more, the everyday words first. Then 2 near rhymes, like feeble, enfeeble. For looser rhymes, slant rhymes like beagle, beetle, diesel, lethal.

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2 syllables1 word

  • steeple

3 syllables5 words

  • salespeople
  • spokespeople
  • townspeople
  • craftspeople
  • laypeople

4 syllables2 words

Rare: businesspeople, congresspeople

Near rhymes2 words

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

  • feeble
  • enfeeble

Slant rhymes38 words

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

  • beagle
  • beetle
  • diesel
  • lethal
  • needle
  • weasel
  • eagle
  • easel
  • illegal
  • legal
  • penal
  • regal
  • evil
  • medieval
  • primeval
  • upheaval
  • retrieval
  • weevil
  • adrenal
  • fetal
  • gleeful
  • renal
  • venal
  • duodenal
  • paralegal
  • refill
  • genial
  • sequel
  • serial
  • equal
  • unequal
  • peaceful
  • cathedral
  • congenial
  • deceitful
  • gubernatorial
  • coequal
  • needful

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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 people?

steeple, salespeople, spokespeople, townspeople, craftspeople, laypeople, and every other word that end in the same sounds as people. 8 rhymes in all.

How many syllables are in people?

People 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 people?

feeble, enfeeble and the other 2 near rhymes: the same vowel sound as people, with consonants that sound alike.

What are slant rhymes for people?

Looser rhymes with the same stressed vowel and a similar ending, the closest first: beagle, beetle, diesel, lethal, needle, weasel. Songwriters use them where a perfect rhyme would sound forced.

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