Words that rhyme with cruel
Top rhymes for cruel
fuel, unusual, spiritual and dual
39 common words rhyme with cruel. The most common are fuel, unusual, spiritual and dual.
When cruel sounds like /ˈkɹuəl/ (CRU-el)
Perfect rhymes for cruel
4 syllables
Show 2 rare words
- crewel
- nonaccrual
Near rhymes for cruel
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- approval
- removal
- crucial
- brutal
- tribunal
- refusal
- fuels
- pupil
- communal
- jewels
- fueled
- noodle
- futile
- feudal
- homosexuals
- doodle
- disapproval
- quadruple
- frugal
- fuelled
- poodle
- centrifugal
- bugle
- duels
- renewals
- ruble
- tubal
- butyl
- ducal
- perusal
- strudel
- buccal
- spirituals
- duals
- rueful
- rouble
- recusal
- refueled
- kugel
When cruel sounds like /kɹul/
Perfect rhymes for cruel
Show 3 rare words
- supercool
- saccule
- virgule
Near rhymes for cruel
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- to
- you
- do
- who
- new
- into
- two
- too
- through
- few
- full
- true
- due
- knew
- view
- blue
- review
- rules
- schools
- interview
- pull
- crew
- grew
- revenue
- tools
- debut
- drew
- threw
- avenue
- bull
- tissue
- ruled
- pursue
- screw
- shoe
- sue
- clue
- flew
- tattoo
- zoo
How cruel sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹuəl/ or /kɹul/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (CRU-el) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -uəl |
Cruel 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 cruel?
- The most common rhymes for cruel are fuel, unusual, spiritual, dual, renewal and jewel.
- How many words rhyme with cruel?
- We found 39 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for cruel, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in cruel?
- Cruel has two syllables, with the stress on the first.