Words that rhyme with raking
Top rhymes for raking
making, taking, breaking and shaking
35 common words rhyme with raking. The most common are making, taking, breaking and shaking.
Perfect rhymes for raking
3 syllables
- breathtaking
- heartbreaking
- groundbreaking
- matchmaking
- filmmaking
- mistaking
- painstaking
- remaking
- printmaking
- retaking
- forsaking
- peacemaking
- bookmaking
- lawmaking
- steelmaking
- dressmaking
- backbreaking
- homemaking
4 syllables
- undertaking
- overtaking
- moneymaking
- papermaking
Show 5 rare words
- muckraking
- moviemaking
- lawbreaking
- glassmaking
- earthshaking
Near rhymes for raking
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- taken
- waiting
- operating
- dating
- creating
- trading
- facing
- racing
- rating
- relating
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- bacon
- replacing
- stating
- fascinating
- chasing
- indicating
- investigating
- generating
- mistaken
- frustrating
- devastating
- undertaken
- hating
- skating
- fundraising
- eliminating
- negotiating
- communicating
- rotating
- demonstrating
- graduating
- awaiting
- escaping
- shaping
- akin
- evaluating
- incorporating
How raking sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹeɪkɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (RAK-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪkɪŋ |
Raking 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 raking?
- The most common rhymes for raking are making, taking, breaking, shaking, waking and baking.
- How many words rhyme with raking?
- We found 35 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for raking, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in raking?
- Raking has two syllables, with the stress on the first.