Words that rhyme with penalty
Closest near rhymes for penalty
accidentally, mentally, penalties and specialty
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for penalty. The closest near rhymes are accidentally, mentally, penalties and specialty.
Near rhymes for penalty
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- accidentally
- mentally
- penalties
- specialty
- fundamentally
- environmentally
- serenity
- coincidentally
- extremity
- obscenity
- amenity
- developmentally
- monumentally
- temperamentally
- generally
- eventually
- essentially
- potentially
- density
- humanity
- intensity
- entity
- trinity
- infinity
- vicinity
- professionally
- vanity
- insanity
- affinity
- incidentally
- sanity
- virginity
- divinity
- masculinity
- exponentially
- propensity
- femininity
- tenancy
- profanity
- enmity
Perfect rhymes for penalty
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as penalty.
How penalty sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɛnəlti/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnəlti |
Penalty has three syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Counting syllables? See how many syllables are in penalty.
Questions
- What rhymes with penalty?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with penalty. Near rhymes such as accidentally, mentally, penalties, specialty and fundamentally come closest.
- How many words rhyme with penalty?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for penalty, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in penalty?
- Penalty has three syllables, with the stress on the first.