Words that rhyme with illegal
Top rhymes for illegal
legal, eagle, regal and beagle
6 common words rhyme with illegal. The most common are legal, eagle, regal and beagle.
Perfect rhymes for illegal
4 syllables
Show 1 rare word
- extralegal
Near rhymes for illegal
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- people
- needle
- beetle
- fetal
- feeble
- townspeople
- salespeople
- steeple
- businesspeople
- epistemological
- beadle
- varietal
- spokespeople
- laypeople
- craftspeople
- meikle
- tweedle
- middle
- evil
- serial
- eagles
- diesel
- medieval
- cathedral
- lethal
- cerebral
- penal
- renal
- riddle
- fiddle
- giggle
- retrieval
- wiggle
- refill
- gubernatorial
- medial
- weasel
- upheaval
- dribble
- endothelial
How illegal sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˌɪˈliɡəl/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (il-LE-gal) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -iɡəl |
Illegal has three 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 illegal?
- The most common rhymes for illegal are legal, eagle, regal, beagle, spiegel and paralegal.
- How many words rhyme with illegal?
- We found 6 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for illegal, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in illegal?
- Illegal has three syllables, with the stress on the second.