Words that rhyme with hereditary
Top rhymes for hereditary
very, military, secretary and necessary
152 common words rhyme with hereditary. The most common are very, military, secretary and necessary.
Perfect rhymes for hereditary
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
- military
- secretary
- necessary
- secondary
- temporary
- ordinary
- literary
- legendary
- commentary
- monetary
- cemetery
- dictionary
- sanctuary
- arbitrary
- missionary
- veterinary
- solitary
- dietary
- honorary
- monastery
- stationary
- culinary
- planetary
- seminary
- customary
- tertiary
- pulmonary
- visionary
- coronary
- centenary
- sanitary
- urinary
- adversary
- stationery
- estuary
- mercenary
- budgetary
- tributary
- sedentary
- dispensary
- momentary
- ancillary
- unitary
- mortuary
- cautionary
- capillary
- savagery
- emissary
- fragmentary
- commissary
- dysentery
- corollary
- huckleberry
- statuary
- funerary
- aviary
- salutary
- luminary
- functionary
- dignitary
- topiary
- formulary
- cometary
- dromedary
- lapidary
- cassowary
5 syllables
- contemporary
- extraordinary
- unnecessary
- preliminary
- subsidiary
- judiciary
- vocabulary
- imaginary
- disciplinary
- proprietary
- obituary
- involuntary
- discretionary
- itinerary
- reactionary
- fiduciary
- constabulary
- confectionery
- pituitary
- inflationary
- apothecary
- exclusionary
- unsanitary
- pecuniary
- deflationary
- depositary
- diversionary
- epistolary
- expansionary
- confectionary
- bicentenary
- concessionary
- illusionary
6 syllables
7 syllables
- interdisciplinary
- cardiopulmonary
8 syllables
- counterrevolutionary
Show 10 rare words
- dewberry
- recessionary
- hackberry
- nonmilitary
- skerry
- dogberry
- eleemosynary
- disinflationary
- noninflationary
- semilegendary
Near rhymes for hereditary
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- belly
- jelly
- deli
- smelly
- telly
- tele
- allele
- underbelly
- any
- really
- many
- every
- already
- ready
- especially
- daily
- married
- heavy
- directly
- theory
- healthy
- carried
- plenty
- valley
- twenty
- friendly
- semi
- fairly
- barely
- rarely
- buried
- silly
- rally
- billy
- steady
- carries
- wealthy
- deadly
- penny
- bailey
How hereditary sounds
| Pronunciation | /hɚˈɛdəˌtɛɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛɹi |
Hereditary has five syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with hereditary?
- The most common rhymes for hereditary are very, military, secretary, necessary, carry and primary.
- How many words rhyme with hereditary?
- We found 152 common perfect rhymes and 10 rarer words for hereditary, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in hereditary?
- Hereditary has five syllables, with the stress on the second.