Words that rhyme with shorten
Closest near rhymes for shorten
supporting, reporting, portion and abortion
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for shorten (only rare words like cortin). The closest near rhymes are supporting, reporting, portion and abortion.
Near rhymes for shorten
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- supporting
- reporting
- portion
- abortion
- sporting
- organ
- proportion
- warden
- sorting
- transporting
- orphan
- distortion
- exporting
- importing
- extortion
- resorting
- cordon
- courting
- snorting
- distorting
- torsion
- purporting
- deporting
- thwarting
- porting
- gorgon
- shorting
- extorting
- aborting
- morgen
- morphin
- exhorting
- endorphin
- apportion
- cavorting
- consorting
- contortion
- underreporting
- important
- often
Perfect rhymes for shorten
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as shorten. These rare words do:
Show 1 rare word
- cortin
How shorten sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɔɹtən/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (SHORT-en) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔɹtən |
Shorten 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 shorten?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with shorten. Near rhymes such as supporting, reporting, portion, abortion and sporting come closest.
- How many words rhyme with shorten?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for shorten, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in shorten?
- Shorten has two syllables, with the stress on the first.