2-syllable rhymes for “river”
Words of 2 syllables that rhyme with “river”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| liver | liver | /ˈlɪvɝ/ | 2 |
| shiver | shiver | /ˈʃɪvɝ/ | 2 |
| giver | giver | /ˈɡɪvɝ/ | 2 |
| quiver | kwiver | /ˈkwɪvɝ/ | 2 |
| sliver | sliver | /ˈslɪvɝ/ | 2 |
3-syllable rhymes for “river”
Words of 3 syllables that rhyme with “river”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| deliver | diliver | /dɪˈlɪvɝ/ | 3 |
| upriver | uhpriver | /ˌʌˈpɹɪvɝ/ | 3 |
| downriver | dounriver | /ˌdaʊnˈɹɪvɝ/ | 3 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “river” is
/ˈɹɪvɝ/, and its rime is /ɪvɝ/ — spelled “iver” in
Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same
/ɪvɝ/, however English chooses to spell it.
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