Words that rhyme with playing
Top rhymes for playing
saying, paying, staying and laying
36 common words rhyme with playing. The most common are saying, paying, staying and laying.
Perfect rhymes for playing
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 playing
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 playing sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (PLAY-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪɪŋ |
Playing 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 playing?
- The most common rhymes for playing are saying, paying, staying, laying, praying and weighing.
- How many words rhyme with playing?
- We found 36 common perfect rhymes and 8 rarer words for playing, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in playing?
- Playing has two syllables, with the stress on the first.