Words That Rhyme With World
73 rhymes for "world" (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
- "world" has only a few perfect rhymes (curled, hurled, swirled and twirled), so many writers mix in near rhymes to avoid the obvious pairs.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as heard, learned and served.
- Longer rhymes like unfurled let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for world (5)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- curled
- hurled
- swirled
- twirled
2 syllables
- unfurled
Near rhymes for world (68)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
- heard
- learned
- served
- third
- turned
- word
- bird
- burned
- earned
- herd
- merged
- stirred
- termed
- urged
- blurred
- churned
- curbed
- curd
- curved
- firmed
- purged
- scourged
- slurred
- splurged
- spurned
- spurred
- surged
- swerved
- yearned
- nerd
2 syllables
- concerned
- confirmed
- disturbed
- observed
- occurred
- preferred
- referred
- reserved
- returned
- transferred
- absurd
- deserved
- emerged
- incurred
- preserved
- adjourned
- affirmed
- chauffeured
- concurred
- conferred
- conserved
- converged
- deferred
- deterred
- discerned
- diverged
- inferred
- interred
- perturbed
- recurred
- submerged
- unheard
- unnerved
3 syllables
- overheard
- unconcerned
- unconfirmed
- undeserved
- undisturbed
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Questions about rhymes for world
What rhymes with world?
Common perfect rhymes for world include curled, hurled, swirled, twirled and unfurled. This page lists 73 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for world?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of world but change a consonant. Good ones include heard, learned, served, third, turned and word.
How many syllables are in world?
World 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.