Words that rhyme with explaining

Top rhymes for explaining

training, remaining, containing and maintaining

32 common words rhyme with explaining. The most common are training, remaining, containing and maintaining.

Perfect rhymes for explaining

2 syllables

3 syllables

4 syllables

Show 5 rare words

Near rhymes for explaining

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

How explaining sounds

Pronunciation/ɪksˈpleɪnɪŋ/
Syllables3 (ex-PLAIN-ing)
Stress patternda-DUM-da
Rhyme sound-eɪnɪŋ

Explaining has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

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Questions

What rhymes with explaining?
The most common rhymes for explaining are training, remaining, containing, maintaining, gaining and complaining.
How many words rhyme with explaining?
We found 32 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for explaining, plus 40 near rhymes.
How many syllables are in explaining?
Explaining has three syllables, with the stress on the second.

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