Rhymes for
Poetry
Poetry has 3 syllables and no perfect rhyme in English, so below are the 600 slant rhymes that come closest — ranked by how near they sound.
Poetry has no perfect rhyme. It’s one of English’s famously unrhymable words — so lean on the slant rhymes below, which share its ending sound without matching exactly.
Slant & near rhymes
closest firstThese don’t match Poetry perfectly, but share enough of its sound to carry a bar — ordered by how close they land.
- geometry
- country
- industry
- entry
- tree
- ministry
- chemistry
- elementary
- registry
- forestry
- free
- very
- january
- three
- category
- library
- story
- february
- feb
- necessary
- jewelry
- military
- pre
- degree
- primary
- mary
- theory
- agree
- secretary
- dictionary
- recovery
- sorry
- harry
- carry
- laboratory
- query
- missouri
- secondary
- henry
- contemporary
- inventory
- safari
- regulatory
- territory
- gary
- vary
- temporary
- hairy
- commentary
- larry
- inquiry
- kerry
- ordinary
- sri
- terry
- jerry
- glory
- preliminary
- barry
- cherry
- literary
- voluntary
- statutory
- cemetery
- jury
- montgomery
- mandatory
- perry
- angry
- ferry
- laundry
- repository
- prairie
- contrary
- dairy
- monetary
- extraordinary
- jeffrey
- enquiry
- veterinary
More on rhymes for Poetry
What rhymes with poetry?
Poetry has no perfect rhyme in English — it's one of the language's famously unrhymable words. The closest slant rhymes are geometry, country, industry, entry, tree, ministry.
What are good slant rhymes for poetry?
Slant (near) rhymes for poetry include geometry, country, industry, entry, tree, ministry, chemistry, elementary. They share Poetry's ending sound without matching perfectly, which is exactly what makes them land in rap and songwriting.
How many syllables is poetry?
Poetry has 3 syllables. The perfect rhymes above are grouped by syllable count so you can match Poetry's length to your line.