Words that rhyme with awful
Top rhymes for awful
waffle and falafel
4 common words rhyme with awful. The most common are waffle and falafel.
When awful sounds like /ˈɑfəl/ (AW-ful)
Perfect rhymes for awful
2 syllables
3 syllables
Near rhymes for awful
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- novel
- bottle
- fossil
- throttle
- apostle
- colossal
- brothel
- nozzle
- debacle
- topple
- docile
- wattle
- cockle
- grovel
- jostle
- glottal
- model
- muscle
- gospel
- partial
- hostile
- martial
- marshal
- unlawful
- hustle
- parcel
- lawful
- consul
- shuffle
- hostel
- impartial
- waffles
- supermodel
- toggle
- watchful
- truffle
- wobble
- bustle
- remodel
- gobble
When awful sounds like /ˈɔfəl/ (AW-ful)
Perfect rhymes for awful
2 syllables
3 syllables
Near rhymes for awful
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- causal
- social
- moral
- oral
- gospel
- withdrawal
- fossil
- coral
- thoughtful
- floral
- laurel
- apostle
- immoral
- dorsal
- colossal
- wrongful
- quarrel
- waffle
- brothel
- choral
- antisocial
- docile
- psychosocial
- aural
- caudal
- woeful
- amoral
- bobble
- falafel
- balmoral
- morsel
- sorrel
- mucosal
- faunal
- sorel
- bauble
- jostle
- auroral
- dawdle
- loral
How awful sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑfəl/ or /ˈɔfəl/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (AW-ful) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɑfəl |
Awful 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 awful?
- The most common rhymes for awful are waffle and falafel.
- How many words rhyme with awful?
- We found 4 common perfect rhymes for awful, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in awful?
- Awful has two syllables, with the stress on the first.