Words that rhyme with retain
Top rhymes for retain
again, main, pain and campaign
102 common words rhyme with retain. The most common are again, main, pain and campaign.
Perfect rhymes for retain
1 syllable
2 syllables
- again
- campaign
- explain
- remain
- maintain
- contain
- insane
- obtain
- domain
- complain
- cocaine
- terrain
- sustain
- airplane
- champagne
- membrane
- regain
- blockchain
- refrain
- humane
- attain
- methane
- mundane
- disdain
- migraine
- restrain
- detain
- propane
- abstain
- arcane
- profane
- pertain
- constrain
- floodplain
- inane
- moraine
- romaine
- butane
- retrain
- ordain
- biplane
- urbane
- ethane
- germane
- demesne
- forebrain
- warplane
3 syllables
- hurricane
- entertain
- kardashian
- ascertain
- inhumane
- sugarcane
- cellophane
- urethane
- overlain
- monoplane
- windowpane
5 syllables
Show 18 rare words
- bloodstain
- eyestrain
- arraign
- delaine
- legerdemain
- henbane
- pentane
- procaine
- lindane
- alane
- seatrain
- birdbrain
- chlordane
- dogbane
- overtrain
- chilblain
- outgain
- preordain
Near rhymes for retain
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- same
- game
- name
- came
- became
- claim
- blame
- frame
- shame
- aim
- fame
- flame
- dame
- lame
- nickname
- username
- tame
- surname
- reclaim
- acclaim
- proclaim
- overcame
- rename
- mainframe
- exclaim
- postgame
- airframe
- ballgame
- filename
- maim
- inflame
- defame
- aspartame
- aflame
- disclaim
- counterclaim
- merengue
- a
- they
- when
How retain sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈteɪn/ or /ɹiˈteɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (re-TAIN) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪn |
Retain has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with retain?
- The most common rhymes for retain are again, main, pain, campaign, train and brain.
- How many words rhyme with retain?
- We found 102 common perfect rhymes and 18 rarer words for retain, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in retain?
- Retain has two syllables, with the stress on the second.