Words that rhyme with purgatory
Top rhymes for purgatory
story, territory, category and glory
66 common words rhyme with purgatory. The most common are story, territory, category and glory.
Perfect rhymes for purgatory
3 syllables
- pylori
4 syllables
5 syllables
- regulatory
- respiratory
- inflammatory
- observatory
- repository
- obligatory
- explanatory
- derogatory
- exploratory
- celebratory
- inhibitory
- depository
- compensatory
- circulatory
- defamatory
- ambulatory
- retaliatory
- conciliatory
- contributory
- reformatory
- revelatory
- accusatory
- declaratory
- confirmatory
- exculpatory
- oscillatory
6 syllables
- discriminatory
- participatory
- congratulatory
- investigatory
- anticipatory
- hallucinatory
Show 16 rare words
- expiratory
- articulatory
- multistory
- signori
- dilatory
- cacciatore
- nondiscriminatory
- prohibitory
- confiscatory
- interrogatory
- depilatory
- outlawry
- nugatory
- aleatory
- incantatory
- admonitory
Near rhymes for purgatory
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- wally
- crawly
- sorry
- stories
- holy
- coffee
- slowly
- strongly
- categories
- forty
- territories
- holly
- molly
- naughty
- wholly
- broadly
- softly
- salty
- laboratories
- poly
- safari
- faulty
- jolly
- dolly
- ari
- goalie
- stormy
- wrongly
- trolley
- chlorine
- glossy
- melancholy
- folly
- doggy
- lowly
- shorty
- volley
- corny
- inventories
- palsy
How purgatory sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɝɡəˌtɔɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (PUR-ga-to-ry) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔɹi |
Purgatory has four 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 purgatory?
- The most common rhymes for purgatory are story, territory, category, glory, laboratory and regulatory.
- How many words rhyme with purgatory?
- We found 66 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for purgatory, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in purgatory?
- Purgatory has four syllables, with the stress on the first.