Words that rhyme with tough
Top rhymes for tough
enough, stuff, rough and buff
22 common words rhyme with tough. The most common are enough, stuff, rough and buff.
Perfect rhymes for tough
Show 3 rare words
- earmuff
- dyestuff
- overstuff
Near rhymes for tough
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- plus
- thus
- bus
- discuss
- rush
- brush
- crush
- flush
- fuss
- blush
- lush
- hush
- plush
- truss
- jus
- puss
- pus
- superfluous
- mush
- slush
- buss
- cuss
- gush
- thrush
- minibus
- treasonous
- paintbrush
- sagebrush
- wuss
- suss
- underbrush
- the
- of
- a
- that
- was
- but
- up
- what
- has
How tough sounds
| Pronunciation | /tʌf/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ʌf |
Tough has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with tough?
- The most common rhymes for tough are enough, stuff, rough, buff, bluff and puff.
- How many words rhyme with tough?
- We found 22 common perfect rhymes and 3 rarer words for tough, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in tough?
- Tough has one syllable.