Words that rhyme with rather
Top rhymes for rather
gather, lather, blather and slather
15 common words rhyme with rather. The most common are gather, lather, blather and slather.
When rather sounds like /ˈɹæðɚ/
Perfect rhymes for rather
Near rhymes for rather
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- badger
- thatcher
- stature
- azure
- passer
- staffer
- dispatcher
- slasher
- placer
- hatcher
- cadaver
- thrasher
- basher
- flycatcher
- snatcher
- dasher
- flasher
- smasher
- harasser
- brasher
- never
- ever
- however
- together
- matter
- whether
- whatever
- weather
- forever
- measure
- whenever
- pleasure
- latter
- manner
- whoever
- leather
- gathered
- wherever
- clever
- grammar
When rather sounds like /ˈɹʌðɚ/
Perfect rhymes for rather
3 syllables
Near rhymes for rather
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- cover
- suffer
- discover
- recover
- lover
- buffer
- undercover
- tougher
- usher
- uncover
- buzzer
- hardcover
- hover
- crusher
- rougher
- rusher
- rediscover
- puffer
- plover
- stuffer
- hussar
- duffer
- gusher
- others
- further
- father
- summer
- color
- southern
- upper
- brothers
- colour
- server
- butter
- bother
- mothers
- grandfather
- rubber
- runner
- observer
How rather sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹæðɚ/ or /ˈɹʌðɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -æðɚ |
Rather 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 rather?
- The most common rhymes for rather are gather, lather, blather, slather and bather.
- How many words rhyme with rather?
- We found 15 common perfect rhymes for rather, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in rather?
- Rather has two syllables, with the stress on the first.