A perfect rhyme matches every sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word. In “surrounding” (/sɝˈaʊndɪŋ/) that part is /aʊndɪŋ/. Ingglish spells it “ounding”, and that spelling always makes that sound. Every word below ends in /aʊndɪŋ/, however English spells it.
3-syllable rhymes for “surrounding”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| astounding | astounding | /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| resounding | reesounding | /ɹiˈsaʊndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| impounding | impounding | /ˌɪmˈpaʊndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| confounding | kanfounding | /kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| rebounding | reebounding | /ɹiˈbaʊndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| abounding | abounding | /əˈbaʊndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| compounding | kampounding | /kəmˈpaʊndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| expounding | ikspounding | /ɪkˈspaʊndɪŋ/ | 3 |