Words That Rhyme With Church
18 rhymes for "church" (1 syllable): 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
- "church" has only a few perfect rhymes (search, birch, lurch and perch), so many writers mix in near rhymes to avoid the obvious pairs.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as merge, purge and urge.
- Longer rhymes like research let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for church (5)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- search
- birch
- lurch
- perch
2 syllables
Near rhymes for church (13)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
- merge
- purge
- urge
- dirge
- scourge
- splurge
- surge
- verge
2 syllables
- emerge
- converge
- diverge
- submerge
3 syllables
- reemerge
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Questions about rhymes for church
What rhymes with church?
Common perfect rhymes for church include search, birch, lurch, perch and research. This page lists 18 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for church?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of church but change a consonant. Good ones include merge, purge, urge, dirge, scourge and splurge.
How many syllables are in church?
Church has 1 syllable 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.