Words that rhyme with paltry
Closest near rhymes for paltry
shortly, forty, salty and faulty
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for paltry. The closest near rhymes are shortly, forty, salty and faulty.
Near rhymes for paltry
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- shortly
- forty
- salty
- faulty
- falsely
- poultry
- shorty
- sporty
- sortie
- courtly
- portly
- story
- territory
- category
- glory
- laboratory
- partly
- regulatory
- inventory
- mandatory
- laundry
- costly
- naughty
- respiratory
- softly
- statutory
- inflammatory
- observatory
- storey
- quarry
- discriminatory
- wally
- preparatory
- repository
- obligatory
- predatory
- explanatory
- auditory
- derogatory
- lorry
Perfect rhymes for paltry
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as paltry.
How paltry sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɔltɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (PAL-try) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔltɹi |
Paltry has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with paltry?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with paltry. Near rhymes such as shortly, forty, salty, faulty and falsely come closest.
- How many words rhyme with paltry?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for paltry, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in paltry?
- Paltry has two syllables, with the stress on the first.