A perfect rhyme for “learn” ends in /ɝn/, the sound from its stressed vowel to the end of the word. Near rhymes differ by a single sound, which is enough to end a line beside “learn” without matching it exactly. Most of the near rhymes end in one of two sounds, /ʌn/ or /ɝm/.
Spoken aloud, “learn” is /lɝn/, respelled LURN, one syllable. With a single syllable there is nothing in front of the stress, so a rhyme has to match the word in full.
“Learn” has 17 perfect rhymes and 55 near rhymes in common use; turn, return and burn are the most common.
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What Rhymes With Learn
Turn, return, burn and concern rhyme with “learn”, each one ending in /ɝn/ from the stressed vowel on. A word that changes one sound of that ending, such as one or firm, reads as a near rhyme instead.
- Turn
- Return
- Burn
- Concern
- Earn
- Stern
- Urn
- Fern
- U-turn
- Yearn
- Kern
- Adjourn
Perfect Rhymes With Learn
One-Syllable Rhymes With Learn
- Turn
- Burn
- Earn
- Stern
- Urn
- Fern
- Yearn
- Kern
- Churn
Two- And Three-Syllable Rhymes With Learn
Overturn has three syllables, and the rest have two.
- Return
- Concern
- U-turn
- Adjourn
- Heartburn
- Sunburn
- Discern
- Overturn
Near Rhymes With Learn
In common English, “learn” has 55 near rhymes, and one and won are the most common of them, both ending in /ʌn/. Firm and term follow with the ending /ɝm/. Most near rhymes for “learn” match part of its /ɝn/ ending and differ from it by one sound.
Near Rhymes For Learn Like One And Won
One, won and done are near rhymes on /ʌn/, which is /ʌ/ in place of the /ɝ/ of “learn”.
Firm And Term As Near Rhymes For Learn
Next come firm, term and confirm, whose ending /ɝm/ is /m/ in place of the final /n/ of “learn”.
- Firm
- Term
- Confirm
- Worm
- Sperm
- Long-term
- Short-term
- Germ
- Midterm
- Squirm
- Affirm
- Bookworm
- Berm
Learn Rhymes Closing In -rned: Turned And Concerned
Words such as turned, concerned and returned end in /ɝnd/, which is the ending of “learn” followed by /d/.
- Turned
- Concerned
- Returned
- Burned
- Earned
- Adjourned
- Overturned
- Unturned
- Yearned
- Interned
- Spurned
- Sunburned
Longer Learn Rhymes Like Journey And Attorney
For journey, attorney and gurney the ending is /ɝni/, the whole ending of “learn” followed by /i/.
- Journey
- Attorney
- Gurney
Turner And Burner: Learn With An Extra Syllable
Turner, burner and earner rhyme loosely on /ɝnɚ/, which is the whole ending of “learn” followed by /ɚ/.
- Turner
- Burner
- Earner
Burnt And Learnt: Learn With A Final Consonant
Burnt and learnt end in /ɝnt/, which is the ending of “learn” followed by /t/.
- Burnt
- Learnt
Current /ɝənt/ and hon /ɑn/ also rhyme loosely with “learn”, though no other common word shares their endings.
Does One Rhyme With Learn
People often ask whether these words rhyme with “learn”. Only the sounds from the stressed vowel on count, so two words can share four letters and still not rhyme.
| Word | Rhymes With Learn | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Turn | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Return | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Burn | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| One | Near rhyme | /ʌ/ in place of the /ɝ/ of "learn", near enough for the end of a line |
| Firm | Near rhyme | /m/ in place of the final /n/ of "learn", near enough for the end of a line |
| In | Consonance only | Same stressed vowel, and the final consonant is of the same kind rather than the same sound |
| Modern | No | Only the unstressed last syllable matches, and the stressed syllable is different |
| Warn | No | Same letters at the end, but said /ɔrn/ |
| Barn | No | Same letters at the end, but said /ɑrn/ |
Nouns And Verbs That Rhyme With Learn
Counted by part of speech, the perfect rhymes for “learn” number 13 nouns and four verbs. Turn is both a noun and a verb, so it is listed once, under the part of speech it takes more often. As “learn” is a verb, verb rhymes such as earn, yearn and adjourn fit the same place in a sentence.
| Word Class | Rhymes |
|---|---|
| Nouns | Turn, return, burn, concern, stern, urn, fern, u-turn, kern, heartburn, sunburn, overturn |
| Verbs | Earn, yearn, adjourn, discern |
Animals And Jobs That Rhyme With Learn
Meaning has no effect on whether two words rhyme, so the rhymes for “learn” name every kind of thing, including worm and erne among animals. Nothing among body parts, colors, foods, flowers, cities and places rhymes with “learn” at all.
| Kind Of Word | Rhymes |
|---|---|
| Animals | Worm, erne |
| Jobs | Attorney, earner |
Less Common Rhymes For Learn
These less common words rhyme with “learn” on every sound from the stressed vowel on, among them spurn, downturn and taciturn. They are standard English but rare in everyday writing, so readers meet them mostly in verse.
- Spurn
- Downturn
- Taciturn
- Upturn
- Hern
- Unconcern
- Erne
The Ending Sound In Learn
A rhyme for “learn” has to end in /ɝn/, the sound formed by the stressed vowel /ɝ/ followed by /n/. The same ending is shared by 17 other common words, among them turn, return and burn. In writing, the sound is spelled -urn in turn and -ern in concern.
| Spelling | Words | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -urn | 9 | Turn |
| -ern | 5 | Concern |
Words That Look Like Learn But Do Not Rhyme
“Learn” is spelled with the ending -arn, as are warn, barn, darn and yarn, yet none of those words rhymes with it. Warn ends in /ɔrn/ and barn, darn and yarn end in /ɑrn/, whereas “learn” ends in /ɝn/. The final /n/ of “learn” is also the last sound of all of them, so a pairing with any of them counts as a near rhyme, never a perfect one.
| Word | Ending Sound | Closing Sound Shared With Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Warn | /ɔrn/ | /n/ |
| Barn | /ɑrn/ | /n/ |
| Darn | /ɑrn/ | /n/ |
| Yarn | /ɑrn/ | /n/ |
Rhyme Schemes With Learn
In the stanza forms poets use most, “learn” rhymes with turn and return. When a letter repeats, those lines end on the same rhyme sound.
| Scheme | Line endings | How The Lines Pair |
|---|---|---|
| AABB | Learn / turn / return / burn | Two couplets in a row, each pair rhyming on consecutive lines. |
| ABAB | Learn / one / turn / won | Alternating lines, with the near rhymes on the B lines and the perfect pair on the A lines. |
| ABCB | … / learn / … / turn | Only the second and fourth lines rhyme, as in the ballad stanza and in most hymns. |
Using Learn Rhymes In Poems And Songs
Edmund Clarence Stedman rhymes “learn” with return in “The Discoverer”:
Would that he might return!
Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908), The Discoverer
Then should we learn
In “Contentment”, Oliver Wendell Holmes pairs “learn” with turn:
Wealth's wasteful tricks I will not learn,
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894), Contentment
Nor ape the glittering upstart fool;–
Shall not carved tables serve my turn,
In a couplet ending on “learn”, the nearest rhymes are turn and burn. In a longer line or song verse, return and concern fit the line ending instead.
| Kind Of Line | Line-Ending Pairs | How They Match |
|---|---|---|
| Couplet with a one-syllable ending | Learn / turn, learn / burn, learn / earn | Both words end in /ɝn/ and have the same number of syllables |
| Longer line or song verse | Learn / return, learn / concern | The longer word ends in the same /ɝn/, with one more syllable before it |
| Near rhyme in a lyric | Learn / turned, learn / turns, learn / concerned | Same stressed vowel /ɝ/, one sound of the ending differs |
Names That Rhyme With Learn
Proper names rhyme by the same rule as common words, and Vern, Verne and Laverne all end on the sound of “learn”. The counts on this page include common words only, which is why the names are listed separately, most common first.
- Vern
- Verne
- Laverne
- Bern
- Herne
FAQs
The most common words that rhyme with “learn” in everyday English are turn, return, burn and concern. Earn, stern, urn, fern and yearn are the other everyday rhymes. The sound they share is /ɝn/, running from the stressed vowel of “learn” to the end of the word.
Things you can name that rhyme with “learn” include stern, urn, fern and worm. Of these, worm is a near rhyme, which changes one sound of the ending rather than repeating it in full.
Everyday English has 72 rhymes for “learn” once near rhymes are added to the perfect ones. Within it, 17 words match the full /ɝn/ ending and 55 match all but one sound of it.
The closest near rhymes for “learn” are turned, turns, concerned, returned, journey and attorney. All of them share the /ɝ/ vowel of “learn” and end in different sounds after it. Rappers and spoken-word poets use them heavily, because at speed listeners hear the vowel more than the consonants.
“Learn” ends in the same letters as warn, barn and darn, yet none of them rhymes with it. None of them is said with the /ɝ/ of “learn”, and two words rhyme only when the stressed vowel is the same.
