2-syllable rhymes for “merely”
Words of 2 syllables that rhyme with “merely”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| nearly | neerlee | /ˈnɪɹli/ | 2 |
| clearly | kleerlee | /ˈklɪɹli/ | 2 |
| dearly | deerlee | /ˈdɪɹli/ | 2 |
| yearly | yeerlee | /ˈjɪɹli/ | 2 |
3-syllable rhymes for “merely”
Words of 3 syllables that rhyme with “merely”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| sincerely | sinseerlee | /sɪnˈsɪɹli/ | 3 |
| severely | saveerlee | /səˈvɪɹli/ | 3 |
| austerely | awsteerlee | /ˌɔˈstɪɹli/ | 3 |
4-syllable rhymes for “merely”
Words of 4 syllables that rhyme with “merely”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| cavalierly | kavaleerlee | /ˌkævəˈlɪɹli/ | 4 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “merely” is
/ˈmɪɹli/, and its rime is /ɪɹli/ — spelled “eerlee” in
Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same
/ɪɹli/, however English chooses to spell it.
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