Words that rhyme with onion
Closest near rhymes for onion
dungeon, summon, gunman and luncheon
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for onion (only rare words like grunion). The closest near rhymes are dungeon, summon, gunman and luncheon.
Near rhymes for onion
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- dungeon
- summon
- gunman
- luncheon
- multivitamin
- truncheon
- scullion
- running
- union
- opinion
- funding
- hunting
- consumption
- stunning
- companion
- canyon
- pumpkin
- punching
- dominion
- drunken
- communion
- injunction
- confronting
- cunning
- sunken
- crunching
- resumption
- gunning
- plunging
- minion
- bunting
- fronting
- munching
- dunning
- grunting
- pinion
- shrunken
- shunning
- banyan
- funneling
Perfect rhymes for onion
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as onion. These rare words do:
Show 1 rare word
- grunion
How onion sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈʌnjən/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ʌnjən |
Onion has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Counting syllables? See how many syllables are in onion.
Questions
- What rhymes with onion?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with onion. Near rhymes such as dungeon, summon, gunman, luncheon and multivitamin come closest.
- How many words rhyme with onion?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for onion, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in onion?
- Onion has two syllables, with the stress on the first.