Words that rhyme with evil
Top rhymes for evil
medieval, retrieval, upheaval and weevil
5 common words rhyme with evil. The most common are medieval, retrieval, upheaval and weevil.
Perfect rhymes for evil
2 syllables
Near rhymes for evil
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- diesel
- lethal
- refill
- weasel
- easel
- gleeful
- nonlethal
- people
- legal
- civil
- illegal
- serial
- eagle
- needle
- beetle
- penal
- renal
- diva
- fetal
- regal
- viva
- gubernatorial
- feeble
- drizzle
- beagle
- spiegel
- endothelial
- adrenal
- swivel
- chisel
- townspeople
- salespeople
- sizzle
- esophageal
- paralegal
- steeple
- drivel
- upheavals
- yeshiva
- businesspeople
How evil sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈivəl/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ivəl |
Evil 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 evil?
- The most common rhymes for evil are medieval, retrieval, upheaval, weevil and primeval.
- How many words rhyme with evil?
- We found 5 common perfect rhymes for evil, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in evil?
- Evil has two syllables, with the stress on the first.