Words that rhyme with sour
Top rhymes for sour
our, power, hour and shower
32 common words rhyme with sour. The most common are our, power, hour and shower.
When sour sounds like /ˈsaʊɚ/
Perfect rhymes for sour
3 syllables
- empower
- horsepower
- manpower
- sunflower
- firepower
- devour
- willpower
- mayflower
- wildflower
- wallflower
- brainpower
- airpower
- bellflower
- cornflower
- safflower
4 syllables
Show 2 rare words
- glower
- coneflower
Near rhymes for sour
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- hours
- encounter
- outer
- powder
- powered
- ours
- towers
- browser
- showers
- louder
- coward
- empowered
- router
- voucher
- gunpowder
- showered
- superpowers
- downer
- devoured
- overpowered
- empowers
- crowder
- scoured
- trouser
- sunflowers
- flowered
- chowder
- prouder
- prowler
- howler
- devours
- browner
- towered
- flours
- houser
- souter
- underpowered
- overpowers
- schnauzer
- mouser
When sour sounds like /saʊɹ/
Perfect rhymes for sour
3 syllables
Show 1 rare word
- lour
Near rhymes for sour
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- foul
- towel
- owl
- howl
- growl
- fowl
- waterfowl
- cowl
- prowl
- afoul
- scowl
- jowl
- how
- now
- hours
- allow
- wow
- somehow
- bow
- ours
- thou
- cow
- ow
- vow
- brow
- anyhow
- pow
- chow
- sow
- eyebrow
- meow
- plow
- plough
- chao
- hao
- clough
- landau
- lough
- ciao
- wildflowers
How sour sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈsaʊɚ/ or /saʊɹ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -aʊɚ |
Sour 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 sour?
- The most common rhymes for sour are our, power, hour, shower, tower and flower.
- How many words rhyme with sour?
- We found 32 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for sour, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in sour?
- Sour has two syllables, with the stress on the first.