Words that rhyme with sailing
Top rhymes for sailing
failing, scaling, detailing and mailing
31 common words rhyme with sailing. The most common are failing, scaling, detailing and mailing.
Perfect rhymes for sailing
2 syllables
3 syllables
- detailing
- prevailing
- unveiling
- retailing
- inhaling
- blackmailing
- curtailing
- unfailing
- derailing
- wholesaling
- impaling
- entailing
- surveilling
4 syllables
- countervailing
Show 3 rare words
- regaling
- assailing
- unavailing
Near rhymes for sailing
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- making
- taking
- playing
- saying
- training
- amazing
- waiting
- telling
- wearing
- selling
- operating
- paying
- breaking
- dating
- creating
- sharing
- remaining
- trading
- saving
- staying
- facing
- racing
- rating
- containing
- raising
- gaming
- claiming
- preparing
- maintaining
- explaining
- bearing
- relating
- caring
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- laying
- replacing
- stating
- staring
How sailing sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (SAIL-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪlɪŋ |
Sailing has two 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 sailing?
- The most common rhymes for sailing are failing, scaling, detailing, mailing, prevailing and trailing.
- How many words rhyme with sailing?
- We found 31 common perfect rhymes and 3 rarer words for sailing, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in sailing?
- Sailing has two syllables, with the stress on the first.