Words that rhyme with shortages
Closest near rhymes for shortages
mortgages, tortoises, voltages and porpoises
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for shortages. The closest near rhymes are mortgages, tortoises, voltages and porpoises.
Near rhymes for shortages
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- mortgages
- tortoises
- voltages
- porpoises
- forages
- origins
- oranges
- cartridges
- cottages
- sausages
- fortresses
- choruses
- partridges
Perfect rhymes for shortages
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as shortages.
How shortages sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɔɹtədʒəz/ or /ˈʃɔɹtɪdʒɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔɹtədʒəz |
Shortages has three 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 shortages?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with shortages. Near rhymes such as mortgages, tortoises, voltages, porpoises and forages come closest.
- How many words rhyme with shortages?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for shortages, plus 13 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in shortages?
- Shortages has three syllables, with the stress on the first.