A perfect rhyme for “remember” ends in /ɛmbɚ/, 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 “remember” without matching it exactly. Most of the near rhymes end in one of two sounds, /eɪmbɚ/ or /ɪmbɚ/.
Spoken aloud, “remember” is /rɪˈmɛmbɚ/, respelled rih-MEHM-bur, three syllables with the stress on the second. A rhyme has to match from that stressed syllable to the end, and the syllables before it are free to differ.
“Remember” has 2 perfect rhymes in common use (member and ember) and 7 near rhymes.
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Two-Word Rhymes With Remember
“Remember” has one two-word rhyme, with its ending spread over both words: the first word ends on the stressed syllable and the second word has the rest of the sound. None matches every sound, because the consonant at the start of the final syllable is absent from the second word, so these are near rhymes that sound whole at speaking speed.
- Them er
Perfect Rhymes With Remember
- Member
- Ember
Near Rhymes With Remember
In common English, “remember” has seven near rhymes, and chamber and bedchamber are the most common of them, both ending in /eɪmbɚ/. After that comes /ɪmbɚ/, the ending of timber and limber. A single changed sound is the difference between most near rhymes for “remember” and a perfect rhyme on /ɛmbɚ/.
Near Rhymes For Remember Ending In -hamber: Chamber And Bedchamber
Chamber and bedchamber share the ending /eɪmbɚ/, which is /eɪ/ in place of the /ɛ/ of “remember”.
- Chamber
- Bedchamber
Words Like Timber And Limber That Almost Rhyme With Remember
In timber and limber the ending is /ɪmbɚ/, which is /ɪ/ in place of the /ɛ/ of “remember”.
- Timber
- Limber
Amber /æmbɚ/, temper /ɛmpɚ/ and dismembered /ɛmbɚd/ also rhyme loosely with “remember”, though no other common word shares their endings.
Rhymes On The Final Syllable Of Remember
“Remember” ends on an unstressed /-ɚ/, a syllable it shares with twelve common words. Only that last syllable matches and the stressed syllables differ, so the rhyme is weak on the page. Songwriters and poets still use rhymes of this kind, because listeners do not hear the difference in stress when the beat is on the final syllable.
- For
- Are
- Her
- We’re
- Were
- Or
- Sir
- Er
- Prefer
- Per
- Monsieur
- Transfer
Consonance Rhymes With Remember
In consonance, two words have the same stressed vowel and end on consonants of the same kind, and this is the nearest match any single word has to “remember”. The endings are listed from the nearest match to the loosest, and 28 words on six endings qualify.
Consonance For Remember Like Number And Slumber
Number, slumber and lumber end in /ʌmbɚ/, on the stressed vowel of “remember” and a consonant of the same kind.
- Number
- Slumber
- Lumber
Consonance For Remember Like Healthy And Wealthy
Words ending in /ɛlθi/ share the stressed vowel of “remember” and end on a related consonant.
- Healthy
- Wealthy
- Unhealthy
Consonance For Remember Like Area And Malaria
The /ɛriə/ ending appears in three words, each pronounced with the stressed vowel of “remember”.
- Area
- Malaria
- Hysteria
Consonance For Remember Like Barely And Fairly
Against “remember”, the /ɛrli/ ending matches the stressed vowel and differs after it, as in barely, fairly and rarely.
- Barely
- Fairly
- Rarely
Consonance For Remember Like Impression And Confession
Impression, confession and session end in /ɛʃən/, on the stressed vowel of “remember” and a consonant of the same kind.
- Impression
- Confession
- Session
- Possession
- Expression
- Profession
- Depression
- Obsession
Consonance For Remember Like Wearing And Staring
Words ending in /ɛrɪŋ/ share the stressed vowel of “remember” and end on a related consonant.
- Wearing
- Staring
- Sharing
- Preparing
- Blaring
- Caring
- Bearing
- Scaring
Does Chamber Rhyme With Remember
People often ask whether these words rhyme with “remember”. Only the sounds from the stressed vowel on count, so two words can share four letters and still not rhyme.
| Word | Rhymes With Remember | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Member | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Ember | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Chamber | Near rhyme | /eɪ/ in place of the /ɛ/ of “remember”, near enough for the end of a line |
| Amber | Near rhyme | /æ/ in place of the /ɛ/ of “remember”, near enough for the end of a line |
| Number | Consonance only | Same stressed vowel, and the final consonant is of the same kind rather than the same sound |
| For | No | Only the unstressed last syllable matches, and the stressed syllable is different |
Less Common Rhymes For Remember
These less common words rhyme with “remember” on every sound from the stressed vowel on, among them dismember, misremember and nonmember. They are standard English but rare in everyday writing, so readers meet them mostly in verse.
- Dismember
- Misremember
- Nonmember
The Ending Sound In Remember
A rhyme for “remember” has to end in /ɛmbɚ/, the sound formed by the stressed vowel /ɛ/ followed by /m/, /b/ and /ɚ/. Member and ember are three of the two other common words that end in the same sound. With two syllables in the ending, a rhyming word must reproduce the stressed vowel and each sound that follows.
Words That Look Like Remember But Do Not Rhyme
“Remember” is spelled with the ending -mber, as are number, chamber, amber and bomber, yet none of those words rhymes with it. Number and slumber end in /ʌmbɚ/ and chamber ends in /eɪmbɚ/, whereas “remember” ends in /ɛmbɚ/. These words end in different sounds from “remember”, so the likeness exists in print only.
| Word | Ending Sound | Closing Sound Shared With Remember |
|---|---|---|
| Number | /ʌmbɚ/ | None |
| Chamber | /eɪmbɚ/ | None |
| Amber | /æmbɚ/ | None |
| Bomber | /ɑmɚ/ | None |
| Plumber | /ʌmɚ/ | None |
| Timber | /ɪmbɚ/ | None |
| Slumber | /ʌmbɚ/ | None |
| Cucumber | /ukəmbɚ/ | None |
Rhyme Schemes With Remember
With member and ember as its rhymes, “remember” fits the common stanza forms. In the scheme, lines with the same letter rhyme with each other.
| Scheme | Line endings | How The Lines Pair |
|---|---|---|
| ABAB | Remember / chamber / member / bedchamber | Alternating lines, with the near rhymes on the B lines and the perfect pair on the A lines. |
| ABCB | … / remember / … / member | Only the second and fourth lines rhyme, as in the ballad stanza and in most hymns. |
Using Remember Rhymes In Poems And Songs
In “Biftek Aux Champignons”, Henry Augustin Beers pairs “remember” with september:
Mimi, do you remember–
Henry Augustin Beers (1847-1926), Biftek Aux Champignons
Don’t get behind your fan–
That morning in September
Winthrop Mackworth Praed matches “remember” with september in these lines from “The Talented Man”:
And so, when he comes in September
Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802-1839), The Talented Man
To shoot with my uncle, Sir Dan,
I’ve promised mamma to remember
In a comic or rap line ending on “remember”, the nearest rhymes are them er. In a line of spoken verse, her and sir fit the line ending instead.
| Kind Of Line | Line-Ending Pairs | How They Match |
|---|---|---|
| Comic or rap line | Remember / them er | The ending is spread over two words, heard as one at speaking speed |
| Spoken verse on the beat | Remember / her, remember / sir, remember / er | Only the unstressed last syllable matches |
Names That Rhyme With Remember
Proper names rhyme by the same rule as common words, and September, November and December all end on the sound of “remember”. The counts on this page include common words only, which is why the names are listed separately, most common first.
- September
- November
- December
Words Often Listed As Rhymes For Remember
September, November and December rhyme with “remember” in sound but are proper names, and the counts on this page include common words only.
FAQs
Only two common words rhyme perfectly with “remember”: member and ember. They have the full ending /ɛmbɚ/, a sound few English words share. Writers who need a different word can use near rhymes such as members, chamber and amber.
The total for “remember” comes to nine rhymes in everyday English, perfect and near rhymes combined. Of these, two are perfect rhymes with its whole /ɛmbɚ/ ending, and seven are near rhymes with one sound of it different.
Yes, “september” is pronounced with the full ending of “remember” and rhymes with it. It is a proper name, so it is counted with the names rather than with the common words on this page.
“Remember” ends in the same letters as number, bomber and plumber, yet none of them rhymes with it. The letters match, but the stressed vowel in each differs from the /ɛ/ of “remember”.
“Remember” has three syllables, said rih-MEHM-bur, with the stress on the second. Rhymes for “remember” are judged from that stressed syllable to the last sound of the word.
