2-syllable rhymes for “explains”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| remains | rimaynz | /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ | 2 |
| contains | kantaynz | /kənˈteɪnz/ | 2 |
| complains | kamplaynz | /kəmˈpleɪnz/ | 2 |
| maintains | mayntaynz | /meɪnˈteɪnz/ | 2 |
| campaigns | kampaynz | /kæmˈpeɪnz/ | 2 |
| pertains | pertaynz | /pɝˈteɪnz/ | 2 |
| regains | reegaynz | /ɹiˈɡeɪnz/ | 2 |
| retains | ritaynz | /ɹɪˈteɪnz/ | 2 |
| sustains | sastaynz | /səˈsteɪnz/ | 2 |
| domains | dohmaynz | /doʊˈmeɪnz/ | 2 |
| champagnes | shampaynz | /ʃæmˈpeɪnz/ | 2 |
| obtains | abtaynz | /əbˈteɪnz/ | 2 |
| constrains | kanstraynz | /kənˈstɹeɪnz/ | 2 |
| restrains | reestraynz | /ɹiˈstɹeɪnz/ | 2 |
| attains | ataynz | /əˈteɪnz/ | 2 |
| disdains | disdaynz | /dɪsˈdeɪnz/ | 2 |
1-syllable rhymes for “explains”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| brains | braynz | /ˈbɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| planes | playnz | /ˈpleɪnz/ | 1 |
| trains | traynz | /ˈtɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| chains | chaynz | /ˈtʃeɪnz/ | 1 |
| veins | vaynz | /ˈveɪnz/ | 1 |
| pains | paynz | /ˈpeɪnz/ | 1 |
| rains | raynz | /ˈɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| raines | raynz | /ˈɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| stains | staynz | /ˈsteɪnz/ | 1 |
| plains | playnz | /ˈpleɪnz/ | 1 |
| lanes | laynz | /ˈleɪnz/ | 1 |
| danes | daynz | /ˈdeɪnz/ | 1 |
| drains | draynz | /ˈdɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| gains | gaynz | /ˈɡeɪnz/ | 1 |
| reins | raynz | /ˈɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| strains | straynz | /ˈstɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| grains | graynz | /ˈɡɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| cranes | kraynz | /ˈkɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| banes | baynz | /ˈbeɪnz/ | 1 |
| canes | kaynz | /ˈkeɪnz/ | 1 |
| reigns | raynz | /ˈɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| janes | jaynz | /ˈdʒeɪnz/ | 1 |
| mains | maynz | /ˈmeɪnz/ | 1 |
| sprains | spraynz | /ˈspɹeɪnz/ | 1 |
| deigns | daynz | /ˈdeɪnz/ | 1 |
| wanes | waynz | /ˈweɪnz/ | 1 |
| vanes | vaynz | /ˈveɪnz/ | 1 |
| panes | paynz | /ˈpeɪnz/ | 1 |
| manes | maynz | /ˈmeɪnz/ | 1 |
| skeins | skaynz | /ˈskeɪnz/ | 1 |
3-syllable rhymes for “explains”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| entertains | entertaynz | /ˌɛntɝˈteɪnz/ | 3 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “explains” is /ɪkˈspleɪnz/, and its rime is /eɪnz/ — spelled “aynz” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /eɪnz/, however English chooses to spell it.