Words That Rhyme With Step
117 rhymes for "step" (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
- "step" has only a few perfect rhymes (pep, prep, rep and yep), so many writers mix in near rhymes to avoid the obvious pairs.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as hemp, temp and ebb.
- Longer rhymes like misstep let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for step (5)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- pep
- prep
- rep
- yep
2 syllables
- misstep
Near rhymes for step (112)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
- intercept
- overslept
- cigarette
- overhead
- clarinet
- infrared
- kitchenette
- minuet
- silhouette
- thoroughbred
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Questions about rhymes for step
What rhymes with step?
Common perfect rhymes for step include pep, prep, rep, yep and misstep. This page lists 117 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for step?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of step but change a consonant. Good ones include hemp, temp, ebb, web, kept and slept.
How many syllables are in step?
Step 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.