Words that rhyme with themselves
Top rhymes for themselves
ourselves, yourselves, shelves and selves
7 common words rhyme with themselves. The most common are ourselves, yourselves, shelves and selves.
Perfect rhymes for themselves
2 syllables
Show 1 rare word
- theirselves
Near rhymes for themselves
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- tells
- cells
- affairs
- shares
- tears
- cares
- twelve
- bears
- hotels
- stairs
- prayers
- pairs
- sells
- repairs
- wears
- rebels
- smells
- chairs
- theirs
- shells
- bells
- upstairs
- spells
- hairs
- compares
- nightmares
- squares
- downstairs
- declares
- prepares
- scares
- fares
- valves
- parallels
- airs
- heirs
- realms
- yells
- billionaires
- fairs
How themselves sounds
| Pronunciation | /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/ or /ðəmˈsɛlvz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (them-SELVES) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛlvz |
Themselves has two 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 themselves?
- The most common rhymes for themselves are ourselves, yourselves, shelves, selves, elves and delves.
- How many words rhyme with themselves?
- We found 7 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for themselves, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in themselves?
- Themselves has two syllables, with the stress on the second.