2-syllable rhymes for “today”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| okay | ohkay | /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ | 2 |
| away | away | /əˈweɪ/ | 2 |
| delay | dilay | /dɪˈleɪ/ | 2 |
| ballet | balay | /bæˈleɪ/ | 2 |
| betray | bitray | /bɪˈtɹeɪ/ | 2 |
| obey | ohbay | /oʊˈbeɪ/ | 2 |
| display | display | /dɪˈspleɪ/ | 2 |
| essay | esay | /ɛˈseɪ/ | 2 |
| hooray | huray | /hʊˈɹeɪ/ | 2 |
| repay | reepay | /ɹiˈpeɪ/ | 2 |
| valet | valay | /væˈleɪ/ | 2 |
| cafe | kafay | /kəˈfeɪ/ | 2 |
| ba | beeay | /ˌbiˈeɪ/ | 2 |
| jose | hohzay | /ˌhoʊˈzeɪ/ | 2 |
| survey | servay | /sɝˈveɪ/ | 2 |
| buffet | bafay | /bəˈfeɪ/ | 2 |
| bouquet | bookay | /buˈkeɪ/ | 2 |
| convey | kanvay | /kənˈveɪ/ | 2 |
| bombay | bombay | /bɑmˈbeɪ/ | 2 |
| array | eray | /ɝˈeɪ/ | 2 |
| decay | dikay | /dɪˈkeɪ/ | 2 |
| hurray | huhray | /həˈɹeɪ/ | 2 |
| astray | astray | /əˈstɹeɪ/ | 2 |
| toupee | toopay | /ˌtuˈpeɪ/ | 2 |
| replay | reeplay | /ɹiˈpleɪ/ | 2 |
| dossier | dawsyay | /ˌdɔˈsjeɪ/ | 2 |
| filet | filay | /fɪˈleɪ/ | 2 |
| croquet | krohkay | /kɹoʊˈkeɪ/ | 2 |
| portray | portray | /pɔɹˈtɹeɪ/ | 2 |
| cliche | kleeshay | /kliˈʃeɪ/ | 2 |
| soiree | swaray | /swɑˈɹeɪ/ | 2 |
| calais | kalay | /kəˈleɪ/ | 2 |
| fillet | falay | /fəˈleɪ/ | 2 |
| dismay | dismay | /dɪˈsmeɪ/ | 2 |
| moray | meray | /mɝˈeɪ/ | 2 |
| souffle | sooflay | /suˈfleɪ/ | 2 |
| touche | tooshay | /tuˈʃeɪ/ | 2 |
| allay | alay | /əˈleɪ/ | 2 |
| passe | pasay | /ˌpæˈseɪ/ | 2 |
| sorbet | sorbay | /ˌsɔɹˈbeɪ/ | 2 |
| manet | manay | /mæˈneɪ/ | 2 |
| parfait | parfay | /ˌpɑɹˈfeɪ/ | 2 |
| puree | pyuray | /pjʊˈɹeɪ/ | 2 |
| crochet | krohshay | /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/ | 2 |
| marais | mairay | /ˌmɛˈɹeɪ/ | 2 |
| risque | riskay | /ˌɹɪˈskeɪ/ | 2 |
| prepay | preepay | /pɹiˈpeɪ/ | 2 |
| satay | satay | /sæˈteɪ/ | 2 |
| defray | difray | /dɪˈfɹeɪ/ | 2 |
| dovey | davay | /dəˈveɪ/ | 2 |
| parquet | parkay | /pɑɹˈkeɪ/ | 2 |
| nisei | nisay | /nɪˈseɪ/ | 2 |
| sachet | sashay | /sæˈʃeɪ/ | 2 |
| saute | sawtay | /sɔˈteɪ/ | 2 |
| gervais | zhervay | /ʒɝˈveɪ/ | 2 |
| palais | palay | /pəˈleɪ/ | 2 |
1-syllable rhymes for “today”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| re | ray | /ˈɹeɪ/ | 1 |
| they | dhay | /ˈðeɪ/ | 1 |
| hey | hay | /ˈheɪ/ | 1 |
| say | say | /ˈseɪ/ | 1 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “today” is /təˈdeɪ/, and its rime is /eɪ/ — spelled “ay” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /eɪ/, however English chooses to spell it.