Words That Rhyme With Sum
70 rhymes for "sum" (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
- "sum" is easy to rhyme: come, dumb, from and numb 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 done, fun and gun.
- Longer rhymes like become and succumb let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for sum (27)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- become
- succumb
- alum
- breadcrumb
Near rhymes for sum (43)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
3 syllables
- overdone
- overhung
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What rhymes with sum?
Common perfect rhymes for sum include come, dumb, from, numb, them, drum, gum and hum. This page lists 70 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for sum?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of sum but change a consonant. Good ones include done, fun, gun, hung, none and one.
How many syllables are in sum?
Sum 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.