Words that rhyme with ailing
Top rhymes for ailing
failing, sailing, scaling and detailing
31 common words rhyme with ailing. The most common are failing, sailing, scaling and detailing.
Perfect rhymes for ailing
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 ailing
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 ailing sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪlɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (AIL-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪlɪŋ |
Ailing 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 ailing?
- The most common rhymes for ailing are failing, sailing, scaling, detailing, mailing and prevailing.
- How many words rhyme with ailing?
- We found 31 common perfect rhymes and 3 rarer words for ailing, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in ailing?
- Ailing has two syllables, with the stress on the first.