Words that rhyme with primary
Top rhymes for primary
very, military, secretary and necessary
152 common words rhyme with primary. The most common are very, military, secretary and necessary.
Perfect rhymes for primary
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 primary
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 primary sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (PRI-ma-ry) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛɹi |
Primary has three 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 primary.
Questions
- What rhymes with primary?
- The most common rhymes for primary are very, military, secretary, necessary, carry and harry.
- How many words rhyme with primary?
- We found 152 common perfect rhymes and 10 rarer words for primary, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in primary?
- Primary has three syllables, with the stress on the first.