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Words That Rhyme With Santa

Santa has one perfect rhyme in English, manta (the ray), and it is a rare word. The near rhymes the page lists keep the -anta sound with a softer consonant: panda, lambda, veranda and propaganda. Most Santa rhymes go to the slant rhymes on the first syllable instead, banter, canter, planter, answer and dancer, or to stanza and bonanza for a two-syllable match.

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Rare: manta

Near rhymes5 words

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

  • lambda
  • panda
  • propaganda
  • veranda

Rare: memoranda

Slant rhymes38 words

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

  • banter
  • canter
  • stanza
  • piranha
  • planter
  • cantor
  • bonanza
  • enchanter
  • extravaganza
  • candor
  • gander
  • lander
  • pander
  • blander
  • grander
  • meander
  • slander
  • bystander
  • commander
  • sander
  • oleander
  • coriander
  • philander
  • highlander
  • salamander
  • gerrymander
  • answer
  • cancer
  • dancer
  • panther
  • rancher
  • manga
  • lancer
  • prancer
  • enhancer
  • freelancer
  • necromancer
  • canasta

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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 santa?

manta: the words that end in the same sounds as santa. 1 rhyme in all.

How many syllables are in santa?

Santa 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 santa?

lambda, panda, propaganda, veranda and the other 5 near rhymes: the same vowel sound as santa, with consonants that sound alike.

What are slant rhymes for santa?

Looser rhymes with the same stressed vowel and a similar ending, the closest first: banter, canter, stanza, piranha, planter, cantor. Songwriters use them where a perfect rhyme would sound forced.

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