Words That Rhyme With Borrow

46 rhymes for "borrow" (2 syllables): perfect rhymes, multisyllable rhymes and near rhymes, each grouped by syllable count with the most common words first. Click a linked word to see what rhymes with it.

How to use this rhyme

  • "borrow" has only a few perfect rhymes (sorrow, morrow, yarrow and claro), so many writers mix in near rhymes to avoid the obvious pairs.
  • For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as borrowed, saros and carload.
  • For rap, multisyllable matches like follow, hollow and swallow carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.

Perfect rhymes for borrow (6)

The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.

2 syllables

  • sorrow
  • morrow
  • yarrow
  • claro

3 syllables

Multisyllable rhymes for borrow (36)

The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.

2 syllables

  • follow
  • hollow
  • swallow
  • cargo
  • macho
  • wallow
  • followed
  • motto
  • swallowed
  • bravo
  • bronco
  • cockroach
  • grotto
  • hollowed
  • poncho
  • taco
  • wallowed
  • bongo
  • condo
  • pronto
  • console
  • charcoal
  • cosmos
  • pothole
  • foxhole
  • compost

3 syllables

  • embargo
  • bravado
  • embargoed
  • soprano
  • mulatto

4+ syllables

  • avocado
  • aficionado
  • antipasto
  • desperado
  • incommunicado

Near rhymes for borrow (4)

Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.

2 syllables

  • borrowed
  • saros
  • carload
  • rockrose

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Questions about rhymes for borrow

What rhymes with borrow?

Common perfect rhymes for borrow include sorrow, morrow, yarrow, claro, tomorrow and zingaro. This page lists 46 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.

What is a near rhyme for borrow?

Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of borrow but change a consonant. Good ones include borrowed, saros, carload and rockrose.

How many syllables are in borrow?

Borrow has 2 syllables in standard US pronunciation.

Rhymes use US pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and the SCOWL word lists (Kevin Atkinson). Offensive words are left out.