Words that rhyme with paternal
Top rhymes for paternal
journal, internal, external and colonel
12 common words rhyme with paternal. The most common are journal, internal, external and colonel.
Perfect rhymes for paternal
Near rhymes for paternal
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- thermal
- geothermal
- dermal
- hydrothermal
- epidermal
- isothermal
- commercial
- liberal
- circle
- universal
- purple
- tunnel
- controversial
- journals
- turtle
- verbal
- squirrel
- rehearsal
- fertile
- referral
- reversal
- funnel
- hurdle
- herbal
- myrtle
- dispersal
- postdoctoral
- kernels
- inertial
- epidural
- femoral
- infertile
- girdle
- colonels
- nonverbal
- noncommercial
- encircle
- deferral
- infomercial
- multifunctional
How paternal sounds
| Pronunciation | /pəˈtɝnəl/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (pa-TER-nal) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɝnəl |
Paternal 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 paternal?
- The most common rhymes for paternal are journal, internal, external, colonel, eternal and maternal.
- How many words rhyme with paternal?
- We found 12 common perfect rhymes for paternal, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in paternal?
- Paternal has three syllables, with the stress on the second.