2-syllable rhymes for “explained”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| sustained | sastaynd | /səˈsteɪnd/ | 2 |
| contained | kantaynd | /kənˈteɪnd/ | 2 |
| remained | rimaynd | /ɹɪˈmeɪnd/ | 2 |
| complained | kamplaynd | /kəmˈpleɪnd/ | 2 |
| detained | ditaynd | /dɪˈteɪnd/ | 2 |
| obtained | abtaynd | /əbˈteɪnd/ | 2 |
| maintained | mayntaynd | /meɪnˈteɪnd/ | 2 |
| regained | reegaynd | /ɹiˈɡeɪnd/ | 2 |
| retained | ritaynd | /ɹɪˈteɪnd/ | 2 |
| restrained | reestraynd | /ɹiˈstɹeɪnd/ | 2 |
| ordained | ordaynd | /ɔɹˈdeɪnd/ | 2 |
| attained | ataynd | /əˈteɪnd/ | 2 |
| arraigned | eraynd | /ɝˈeɪnd/ | 2 |
| untrained | antraynd | /ənˈtɹeɪnd/ | 2 |
| ingrained | inggraynd | /ˌɪŋˈɡɹeɪnd/ | 2 |
| campaigned | kampaynd | /kæmˈpeɪnd/ | 2 |
| constrained | kanstraynd | /kənˈstɹeɪnd/ | 2 |
| refrained | rifraynd | /ɹɪˈfɹeɪnd/ | 2 |
| abstained | abstaynd | /əbˈsteɪnd/ | 2 |
| retrained | reetraynd | /ɹiˈtɹeɪnd/ | 2 |
| unstained | anstaynd | /ənˈsteɪnd/ | 2 |
| disdained | disdaynd | /dɪsˈdeɪnd/ | 2 |
| pertained | pertaynd | /pɝˈteɪnd/ | 2 |
1-syllable rhymes for “explained”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| trained | traynd | /ˈtɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
| gained | gaynd | /ˈɡeɪnd/ | 1 |
| chained | chaynd | /ˈtʃeɪnd/ | 1 |
| rained | raynd | /ˈɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
| drained | draynd | /ˈdɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
| sprained | spraynd | /ˈspɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
| stained | staynd | /ˈsteɪnd/ | 1 |
| strained | straynd | /ˈstɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
| reigned | raynd | /ˈɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
| pained | paynd | /ˈpeɪnd/ | 1 |
| feigned | faynd | /ˈfeɪnd/ | 1 |
| planed | playnd | /ˈpleɪnd/ | 1 |
| caned | kaynd | /ˈkeɪnd/ | 1 |
| waned | waynd | /ˈweɪnd/ | 1 |
| deigned | daynd | /ˈdeɪnd/ | 1 |
| brained | braynd | /ˈbɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
| craned | kraynd | /ˈkɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
| reined | raynd | /ˈɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
| grained | graynd | /ˈɡɹeɪnd/ | 1 |
3-syllable rhymes for “explained”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| entertained | entertaynd | /ˌɛntɝˈteɪnd/ | 3 |
| unexplained | uhniksplaynd | /ˌʌnɪkˈspleɪnd/ | 3 |
| ascertained | asertaynd | /ˌæsɝˈteɪnd/ | 3 |
| preordained | preeordaynd | /ˌpɹiɔɹˈdeɪnd/ | 3 |
| unrestrained | uhnreestraynd | /ˌʌnɹiˈstɹeɪnd/ | 3 |
| unconstrained | uhngkanstraynd | /ˌʌŋkənˈstɹeɪnd/ | 3 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “explained” is /ɪkˈspleɪnd/, and its rime is /eɪnd/ — spelled “aynd” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /eɪnd/, however English chooses to spell it.