Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imperfect rhyme

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: im-per-fec-t rhyme
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of rhyme with some sound similarities but not others.

Uncountable

noun

An instance of this form of rhyme.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

imperfect rhymes (plural)

Antonyms

perfect rhyme full rhyme exact rhyme

Questions

What does imperfect rhyme mean?: A form of rhyme with some sound similarities but not others.

How to pronounce imperfect rhyme

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