Words that rhyme with background
Top rhymes for background
around, found, ground and sound
52 common words rhyme with background. The most common are around, found, ground and sound.
Perfect rhymes for background
2 syllables
- around
- compound
- renowned
- profound
- playground
- surround
- rebound
- abound
- foreground
- inbound
- southbound
- greyhound
- newfound
- eastbound
- campground
- westbound
- outbound
- unbound
- aground
- unsound
- spellbound
- confound
- fairground
- earthbound
- expound
- impound
- astound
- unwound
- resound
- homebound
- snowbound
3 syllables
Show 5 rare words
- foxhound
- hidebound
- propound
- redound
- horehound
Near rhymes for background
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- down
- town
- account
- amount
- allowed
- brown
- sounds
- count
- proud
- crowd
- crown
- loud
- pounds
- mount
- cloud
- grounds
- downtown
- discount
- rounds
- breakdown
- lbs
- compounds
- touchdown
- clown
- hometown
- rebounds
- gown
- paramount
- housed
- bounds
- countdown
- drown
- shutdown
- noun
- meltdown
- lockdown
- aloud
- showdown
- surrounds
- endowed
How background sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈbækˌɡɹaʊnd/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (BACK-ground) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -aʊnd |
Background has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with background?
- The most common rhymes for background are around, found, ground, sound, round and bound.
- How many words rhyme with background?
- We found 52 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for background, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in background?
- Background has two syllables, with the stress on the first.