Words that rhyme with pounds
Top rhymes for pounds
sounds, grounds, rounds and lbs
37 common words rhyme with pounds. The most common are sounds, grounds, rounds and lbs.
When pounds sounds like /paʊndz/
Perfect rhymes for pounds
2 syllables
- compounds
- backgrounds
- rebounds
- surrounds
- playgrounds
- fairgrounds
- abounds
- campgrounds
- confounds
- astounds
- expounds
3 syllables
- battlegrounds
- turnarounds
Show 2 rare words
- zounds
- impounds
Near rhymes for pounds
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- around
- found
- ground
- sound
- round
- background
- bound
- towns
- underground
- wound
- compound
- clouds
- renowned
- profound
- lb
- crowds
- browns
- playground
- surround
- drowned
- crowned
- mound
- touchdowns
- rebound
- ultrasound
- clowns
- crowns
- hound
- turnaround
- downed
- abound
- foreground
- nouns
- gowns
- inbound
- frowned
- southbound
- breakdowns
- greyhound
- newfound
When pounds sounds like /paʊnz/
Perfect rhymes for pounds
2 syllables
- touchdowns
- breakdowns
- playgrounds
- shutdowns
- hometowns
- crackdowns
- slowdowns
- countdowns
- downtowns
- showdowns
Show 5 rare words
- markdowns
- shantytowns
- drawdowns
- shakedowns
- closedowns
Near rhymes for pounds
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- down
- around
- hours
- town
- brown
- allows
- crown
- downtown
- announce
- clouds
- ours
- breakdown
- lbs
- bounce
- compounds
- touchdown
- clown
- cows
- lounge
- hometown
- crowds
- ounce
- backgrounds
- playground
- rebounds
- eyebrows
- gown
- mouths
- vows
- bounds
- countdown
- drown
- pronounce
- towels
- shutdown
- noun
- browse
- aus
- meltdown
- lockdown
How pounds sounds
| Pronunciation | /paʊndz/ or /paʊnz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -aʊndz |
Pounds has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with pounds?
- The most common rhymes for pounds are sounds, grounds, rounds, lbs, compounds and backgrounds.
- How many words rhyme with pounds?
- We found 37 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for pounds, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in pounds?
- Pounds has one syllable.