Words that rhyme with backbone

Top rhymes for backbone

own, known, phone and alone

109 common words rhyme with backbone. The most common are own, known, phone and alone.

Perfect rhymes for backbone

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Show 18 rare words

Near rhymes for backbone

These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.

How backbone sounds

Pronunciation/ˈbækˌboʊn/
Syllables2 (BACK-bone)
Stress patternDUM-da
Rhyme sound-oʊn

Backbone has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

Counting syllables? See how many syllables are in backbone.

Questions

What rhymes with backbone?
The most common rhymes for backbone are own, known, phone, alone, shown and stone.
How many words rhyme with backbone?
We found 109 common perfect rhymes and 18 rarer words for backbone, plus 40 near rhymes.
How many syllables are in backbone?
Backbone has two syllables, with the stress on the first.

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