Words that rhyme with merry
Top rhymes for merry
very, military, secretary and necessary
152 common words rhyme with merry. The most common are very, military, secretary and necessary.
Perfect rhymes for merry
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
- military
- secretary
- necessary
- secondary
- temporary
- ordinary
- literary
- legendary
- commentary
- monetary
- cemetery
- dictionary
- sanctuary
- arbitrary
- missionary
- veterinary
- solitary
- dietary
- honorary
- monastery
- stationary
- culinary
- planetary
- seminary
- customary
- tertiary
- pulmonary
- visionary
- coronary
- centenary
- sanitary
- urinary
- adversary
- stationery
- estuary
- mercenary
- budgetary
- tributary
- sedentary
- dispensary
- momentary
- ancillary
- unitary
- mortuary
- cautionary
- capillary
- savagery
- emissary
- fragmentary
- commissary
- dysentery
- corollary
- huckleberry
- statuary
- funerary
- aviary
- salutary
- luminary
- functionary
- dignitary
- topiary
- formulary
- cometary
- dromedary
- lapidary
- cassowary
5 syllables
- contemporary
- extraordinary
- unnecessary
- preliminary
- subsidiary
- judiciary
- vocabulary
- imaginary
- disciplinary
- proprietary
- hereditary
- obituary
- involuntary
- discretionary
- itinerary
- reactionary
- fiduciary
- constabulary
- confectionery
- pituitary
- inflationary
- apothecary
- exclusionary
- unsanitary
- pecuniary
- deflationary
- depositary
- diversionary
- epistolary
- expansionary
- confectionary
- bicentenary
- concessionary
- illusionary
6 syllables
7 syllables
- interdisciplinary
- cardiopulmonary
8 syllables
- counterrevolutionary
Show 10 rare words
- dewberry
- recessionary
- hackberry
- nonmilitary
- skerry
- dogberry
- eleemosynary
- disinflationary
- noninflationary
- semilegendary
Near rhymes for merry
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- belly
- jelly
- deli
- smelly
- telly
- tele
- allele
- underbelly
- any
- really
- many
- every
- already
- ready
- especially
- daily
- married
- heavy
- directly
- theory
- healthy
- carried
- plenty
- valley
- twenty
- friendly
- semi
- fairly
- barely
- rarely
- buried
- silly
- rally
- billy
- steady
- carries
- wealthy
- deadly
- penny
- bailey
How merry sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɛɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (MER-ry) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛɹi |
Merry 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 merry?
- The most common rhymes for merry are very, military, secretary, necessary, carry and primary.
- How many words rhyme with merry?
- We found 152 common perfect rhymes and 10 rarer words for merry, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in merry?
- Merry has two syllables, with the stress on the first.