Words that rhyme with sought
Top rhymes for sought
lot, thought, brought and bought
30 common words rhyme with sought. The most common are lot, thought, brought and bought.
Perfect rhymes for sought
1 syllable
2 syllables
- onslaught
- distraught
- dreadnought
- forethought
- rethought
- hotpot
- begot
3 syllables
- juggernaut
- afterthought
- cosmonaut
- overwrought
- overbought
Show 2 rare words
- reshot
- methought
Near rhymes for sought
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- top
- talk
- walk
- drop
- op
- hawk
- chalk
- sidewalk
- stalk
- boardwalk
- catwalk
- warlock
- tomahawk
- balk
- airlock
- nighthawk
- fop
- squawk
- gawk
- crosstalk
- caulk
- treetop
- goshawk
- sleepwalk
- agitprop
- overclock
- not
- want
- off
- got
- support
- law
- court
- lost
- saw
- short
- report
- across
- cost
- shot
How sought sounds
| Pronunciation | /sɔt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔt |
Sought has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with sought?
- The most common rhymes for sought are lot, thought, brought, bought, caught and taught.
- How many words rhyme with sought?
- We found 30 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for sought, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in sought?
- Sought has one syllable.