Words That Rhyme With Rough
49 rhymes for "rough" (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
- "rough" is easy to rhyme: stuff, duff, tough and bluff all share its ending sound, so you can hold one rhyme across a whole verse.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as love, of and glove.
- Longer rhymes like enough and rebuff let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for rough (16)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- stuff
- duff
- tough
- bluff
- buff
- cuff
- fluff
- gruff
- huff
- muff
- puff
- scuff
- snuff
- guff
2 syllables
- enough
- rebuff
Near rhymes for rough (33)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
2 syllables
- above
- thereof
- discuss
- engulf
- outdoes
3 syllables
- overdoes
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What rhymes with rough?
Common perfect rhymes for rough include stuff, duff, tough, bluff, buff, cuff, fluff and gruff. This page lists 49 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for rough?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of rough but change a consonant. Good ones include love, of, glove, shove, dove and bus.
How many syllables are in rough?
Rough 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.