Words That Rhyme With Scratch
20 rhymes for "scratch" (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
- "scratch" is easy to rhyme: catch, match, patch and batch 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 branch, blanch and ranch.
- Longer rhymes like attach and detach let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for scratch (14)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- attach
- detach
- dispatch
- mismatch
3 syllables
- reattach
- overmatch
Near rhymes for scratch (6)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
- branch
- blanch
- ranch
- stanch
- badge
2 syllables
- phalange
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What rhymes with scratch?
Common perfect rhymes for scratch include catch, match, patch, batch, hatch, latch, snatch and thatch. This page lists 20 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for scratch?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of scratch but change a consonant. Good ones include branch, blanch, ranch, stanch, badge and phalange.
How many syllables are in scratch?
Scratch 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.