Rhyming dictionary
Words That Rhyme With Road
Looking for what rhymes with road? Here are 13 perfect rhymes, matched by pronunciation (not spelling) and sorted shortest first — ready for a poem, a song, or a card.
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ode
perfect · 1 syllable · distinctive
stress ′
code
perfect · 1 syllable · everyday
stress ′
load
perfect · 1 syllable · common
stress ′
mode
perfect · 1 syllable · everyday
stress ′
node
perfect · 1 syllable · common
stress ′
owed
perfect · 1 syllable · distinctive
stress ′
rode
perfect · 1 syllable · distinctive
stress ′
rhode
perfect · 1 syllable · common
stress ′
encode
perfect · 2 syllables · distinctive
stress ·′
reload
perfect · 2 syllables · distinctive
stress ·′
showed
perfect · 1 syllable · common
stress ′
slowed
perfect · 1 syllable · distinctive
stress ′
explode
perfect · 2 syllables · distinctive
stress ·′
download
near · 2 syllables · everyday
stress ′ˌ
episode
near · 3 syllables · common
stress ′·ˌ · variant pronunciation
upload
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ′ˌ
railroad
near · 2 syllables · distinctive
stress ′ˌ
workload
near · 2 syllables · distinctive
stress ′ˌ
payload
near · 2 syllables · distinctive
stress ′ˌ
borrowed
near · 2 syllables · distinctive
stress ′ˌ
overload
near · 3 syllables · distinctive
stress ′·ˌ
diode
near · 2 syllables · distinctive
stress ′ˌ
posted
near · 2 syllables · everyday
stress ′·
old
near · 1 syllable · everyday
stress ′
gold
near · 1 syllable · everyday
stress ′
hold
near · 1 syllable · everyday
stress ′
told
near · 1 syllable · everyday
stress ′
proposed
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ·′
sold
near · 1 syllable · common
stress ′
closed
near · 1 syllable · common
stress ′
cold
near · 1 syllable · common
stress ′
owned
near · 1 syllable · common
stress ′
noted
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ′· · variant pronunciation
household
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ′ˌ
hosted
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ′·
controlled
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ·′
opened
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ′·
poland
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ′·
bold
near · 1 syllable · common
stress ′
supposed
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ·′
exposed
near · 2 syllables · common
stress ·′
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How these matches are made
Perfect rhymes match from the final stressed vowel onward. Near rhymes share a stressed vowel or closing sound and are suggestions rather than exact claims. Syllables and stress come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, reviewed 2026-07-18, which models General American English. Dialect, names, performance, and alternate pronunciations can change what fits.
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Common questions
What rhymes with road?
There are 13 common words that rhyme perfectly with "road" — matched by pronunciation, not spelling. The most useful ones for poetry and songwriting are listed above, sorted shortest first.
How do you find a perfect rhyme for road?
A perfect rhyme matches "road" from its last stressed vowel to the end. If none of the perfect rhymes fit your line, try a slant (near) rhyme, or rhyme a different word in the line instead.