1-syllable rhymes for “dire”
Words of 1 syllable that rhyme with “dire”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| squire | skwair | /ˈskwaɪɹ/ | 1 |
| tyre | tair | /ˈtaɪɹ/ | 1 |
| shire | shair | /ˈʃaɪɹ/ | 1 |
| skier | skair | /ˈskaɪɹ/ | 1 |
| mire | mair | /ˈmaɪɹ/ | 1 |
| ire | air | /ˈaɪɹ/ | 1 |
| spire | spair | /ˈspaɪɹ/ | 1 |
| lyre | lair | /ˈlaɪɹ/ | 1 |
| quire | kwair | /ˈkwaɪɹ/ | 1 |
2-syllable rhymes for “dire”
Words of 2 syllables that rhyme with “dire”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| admire | admair | /ædˈmaɪɹ/ | 2 |
| retire | ritair | /ɹɪˈtaɪɹ/ | 2 |
| inspire | inspair | /ˌɪnˈspaɪɹ/ | 2 |
| inquire | ingkwair | /ˌɪŋˈkwaɪɹ/ | 2 |
| aspire | aspair | /əˈspaɪɹ/ | 2 |
| expire | ikspair | /ɪkˈspaɪɹ/ | 2 |
| afire | afair | /əˈfaɪɹ/ | 2 |
| perspire | perspair | /pɝˈspaɪɹ/ | 2 |
| rehire | reehair | /ɹiˈhaɪɹ/ | 2 |
3-syllable rhymes for “dire”
Words of 3 syllables that rhyme with “dire”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| reacquire | reeakwair | /ɹiəˈkwaɪɹ/ | 3 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “dire” is
/ˈdaɪɹ/, and its rime is /aɪɹ/ — spelled “air” in
Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same
/aɪɹ/, however English chooses to spell it.
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