Words that rhyme with painstaking
Top rhymes for painstaking
making, taking, breaking and shaking
35 common words rhyme with painstaking. The most common are making, taking, breaking and shaking.
Perfect rhymes for painstaking
2 syllables
3 syllables
- breathtaking
- heartbreaking
- groundbreaking
- matchmaking
- filmmaking
- mistaking
- remaking
- printmaking
- retaking
- forsaking
- peacemaking
- bookmaking
- lawmaking
- steelmaking
- dressmaking
- backbreaking
- homemaking
4 syllables
- undertaking
- overtaking
- moneymaking
- papermaking
Show 5 rare words
- muckraking
- moviemaking
- lawbreaking
- glassmaking
- earthshaking
Near rhymes for painstaking
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- taken
- waiting
- operating
- dating
- creating
- trading
- facing
- racing
- rating
- relating
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- bacon
- replacing
- stating
- fascinating
- chasing
- indicating
- investigating
- generating
- mistaken
- frustrating
- devastating
- undertaken
- hating
- skating
- fundraising
- eliminating
- negotiating
- communicating
- rotating
- demonstrating
- graduating
- awaiting
- escaping
- shaping
- akin
- evaluating
- incorporating
How painstaking sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪkɪŋ |
Painstaking has three syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with painstaking?
- The most common rhymes for painstaking are making, taking, breaking, shaking, waking and baking.
- How many words rhyme with painstaking?
- We found 35 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for painstaking, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in painstaking?
- Painstaking has three syllables, with the stress on the first.