A perfect rhyme matches every sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word. In “tells” (/ˈtɛlz/) that part is /ɛlz/. Ingglish spells it “elz”, and that spelling always makes that sound. Every word below ends in /ɛlz/, however English spells it.
1-syllable rhymes for “tells”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| smells | smelz | /ˈsmɛlz/ | 1 |
| bells | belz | /ˈbɛlz/ | 1 |
| cells | selz | /ˈsɛlz/ | 1 |
| wells | welz | /ˈwɛlz/ | 1 |
| sells | selz | /ˈsɛlz/ | 1 |
| spells | spelz | /ˈspɛlz/ | 1 |
| shells | shelz | /ˈʃɛlz/ | 1 |
| yells | yelz | /ˈjɛlz/ | 1 |
| swells | swelz | /ˈswɛlz/ | 1 |
| dwells | dwelz | /ˈdwɛlz/ | 1 |
| belles | belz | /ˈbɛlz/ | 1 |
| fells | felz | /ˈfɛlz/ | 1 |
| els | elz | /ˈɛlz/ | 1 |
| fels | felz | /ˈfɛlz/ | 1 |
| gels | jelz | /ˈdʒɛlz/ | 1 |
2-syllable rhymes for “tells”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| hotels | hohtelz | /hoʊˈtɛlz/ | 2 |
| motels | mohtelz | /moʊˈtɛlz/ | 2 |
| compels | kampelz | /kəmˈpɛlz/ | 2 |
| cartels | kartelz | /kɑɹˈtɛlz/ | 2 |
| lapels | lapelz | /ləˈpɛlz/ | 2 |
| pastels | pastelz | /pæˈstɛlz/ | 2 |
| gazelles | gazelz | /ɡəˈzɛlz/ | 2 |
| propels | prapelz | /pɹəˈpɛlz/ | 2 |
| excels | ikselz | /ɪkˈsɛlz/ | 2 |
| farewells | fairwelz | /ˌfɛɹˈwɛlz/ | 2 |
| repels | ripelz | /ɹɪˈpɛlz/ | 2 |
| outsells | outselz | /aʊtˈsɛlz/ | 2 |
| dispels | dispelz | /dɪˈspɛlz/ | 2 |
| misspells | misspelz | /mɪsˈspɛlz/ | 2 |