Words that rhyme with paying
Top rhymes for paying
playing, saying, staying and laying
36 common words rhyme with paying. The most common are playing, saying, staying and laying.
Perfect rhymes for paying
2 syllables
3 syllables
- displaying
- delaying
- portraying
- surveying
- conveying
- decaying
- betraying
- obeying
- relaying
- replaying
- repaying
- downplaying
- crocheting
- buffeting
- outweighing
- taxpaying
4 syllables
- disobeying
- overpaying
- ricocheting
- overplaying
- underpaying
Show 8 rare words
- allaying
- dismaying
- prepaying
- haying
- purveying
- arraying
- nonpaying
- doomsaying
Near rhymes for paying
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- graham
- rayon
- making
- taking
- training
- amazing
- waiting
- operating
- breaking
- dating
- creating
- remaining
- trading
- saving
- facing
- racing
- rating
- containing
- raising
- gaming
- claiming
- failing
- maintaining
- explaining
- relating
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- replacing
- stating
- engaging
- fascinating
- gaining
- chasing
- complaining
- entertaining
- indicating
- investigating
- shaking
- aging
How paying sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈpeɪɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (PAY-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪɪŋ |
Paying has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with paying?
- The most common rhymes for paying are playing, saying, staying, laying, praying and weighing.
- How many words rhyme with paying?
- We found 36 common perfect rhymes and 8 rarer words for paying, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in paying?
- Paying has two syllables, with the stress on the first.