Words that rhyme with ought
Top rhymes for ought
lot, thought, brought and bought
30 common words rhyme with ought. The most common are lot, thought, brought and bought.
Perfect rhymes for ought
1 syllable
2 syllables
- onslaught
- distraught
- dreadnought
- forethought
- rethought
- hotpot
- begot
3 syllables
- juggernaut
- afterthought
- cosmonaut
- overwrought
- overbought
Show 2 rare words
- reshot
- methought
Near rhymes for ought
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- top
- talk
- walk
- drop
- op
- hawk
- chalk
- sidewalk
- stalk
- boardwalk
- catwalk
- warlock
- tomahawk
- balk
- airlock
- nighthawk
- fop
- squawk
- gawk
- crosstalk
- caulk
- treetop
- goshawk
- sleepwalk
- agitprop
- overclock
- not
- want
- off
- got
- support
- law
- court
- lost
- saw
- short
- report
- across
- cost
- shot
How ought sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɔt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔt |
Ought has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with ought?
- The most common rhymes for ought are lot, thought, brought, bought, caught and taught.
- How many words rhyme with ought?
- We found 30 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for ought, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in ought?
- Ought has one syllable.