Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word fortnight.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
2 syllable words
3 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word fortnight.
2 syllable words

contrite

part-time

portent

portman

fourteen

outright

spotlight

starlight

fourteenth

finite

pyrite

tonight

tonite

birthright

ordnance

portends

portents

fourteens

mordant

partners

portend

shortens

backbite

boredom

calcite

downright

footlight

fortin

gaslight

housewright

ignite

lignite

limelight

midnight

partner

shorten

sunlight

upright

flashlight

searchlight

alight

barite

benight

eyesight

fluorite

graphite

halite

highlight

hittite

hussite

luddite

perlite

playwright

polite

recite

rewrite

skylight

termite

twilight

unite

shorthand

ardent

cartons

cartoons

hindsight

jordans

martens

martins

wardens

boardings

fortunes

portions

barton

broadens

carton

cartoon

cordon

despite

dreadnought

excite

harten

incite

headlight

hearten

indict

indite

insight

invite

jordan

jorden

marten

martin

moonlight

nephrite

ordain

shipwright

sylvite

tartan

trident

wainwright

warden

wheelwright

boarding

fortune

hoarding

portion

thirteenth

parting

broaden

brucite

daylight

delight

hessite

jadeite

lucite

pertain

protein

semite

thirteen

bordman

gardens

pardons

hardened

hardens

sardines

thirteenths

martians

cardoon

curtains

garden

harden

pardon

pertains

proteins

sardine

verdant

martian

prudhomme

farthing

pretends

treatment

burton

certain

curtain

trodden

grouting

earthen

hurting

shirting

shrouding

skirting

treatments

birthing

britons

burdened

croutons

prudent

threatens

pretend

burdens

greetings

tradings

treadmills

breton

briton

burden

burdon

cretin

crouton

freedom

freetown

threaten

triton

verdin

written

birthmarks

braiding

breeding

brooding

bruting

fruiting

girding

grading

grating

greeting

shredding

trading

wording

writing

birdman

breathing

credence

freedoms

prudence

treadmill

writings

birthmark

freedman

3 syllable words
6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word fortnight

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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