A perfect rhyme for “them” ends in /ɛm/, 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 “them” without matching it exactly. Most of the near rhymes end in one of two sounds, /ʌn/ or /æm/.
Spoken aloud, “them” is /ðɛm/, respelled THEHM, one syllable. With a single syllable there is nothing in front of the stress, so a rhyme has to match the word in full.
“Them” has 44 perfect rhymes and 173 near rhymes in common use; come, from and some are the most common.
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What Rhymes With Them
Come, from, some and um rhyme with “them”, each one ending in /ɛm/ from the stressed vowel on. A word that changes one sound of that ending, such as one or program, reads as a near rhyme instead.
- Come
- From
- Some
- Um
- Become
- Em
- Mum
- Dumb
- Bum
- Scum
- Gum
- Sum
Perfect Rhymes With Them
One-Syllable Rhymes With Them
- Come
- From
- Some
- Um
- Em
- Mum
- Dumb
- Bum
- Scum
- Gum
- Sum
- Drum
- I'm
- Thumb
- Rum
- Umm
- Hum
- Numb
- Yum
- Gem
- Stem
- Plum
- Chum
- Prem
- Slum
- Clem
- Crumb
- Hem
- Glum
- Femme
- Rem
- Plumb
- Chem
- Phlegm
- Strum
Two- And Three-Syllable Rhymes With Them
Overcome and mam have three syllables, and the rest have two.
- Become
- Income
- Outcome
- Condemn
- Mayhem
- Succumb
- Alum
- Overcome
- Mam
Near Rhymes With Them
One and won are the most common near rhymes for “them”, and they end in /ʌn/, the most frequent ending among its 173 near rhymes. Program and exam end in /æm/, the second most common ending. Measured against the full /ɛm/ ending of “them”, most of its near rhymes change, add or leave out one sound.
Near Rhymes For Them Like One And Won
For one, won and done the ending is /ʌn/, the vowel /ʌ/ in place of the vowel of “them”, with a different ending after it.
Words Like Program And Exam That Almost Rhyme With Them
Program, exam and jam rhyme loosely on /æm/, which is /æ/ in place of the /ɛ/ of “them”.
- Program
- Exam
- Jam
- Lamb
- Ram
- Ham
- Pam
- Cam
- Programme
- Telegram
- Dam
- Scam
- Slam
- Lam
- Scram
- Clam
Them Rhymes With A Different Vowel: Name And Came
Words ending in /eɪm/ include name, came and same, each with /eɪ/ in place of the /ɛ/ of “them”.
When And Again As Near Rhymes For Them
Pronounced /ɛn/ at the end, when, again and men have /n/ in place of the final /m/ of “them”.
Words Like Him And Swim That Rhyme Loosely With Them
Each of him, swim and gym ends in /ɪm/, /ɪ/ in place of the /ɛ/ of “them”.
- Him
- Swim
- Gym
- Slim
- Grim
- Limb
- Trim
- Dim
- Sim
- Rim
- Whim
- Hymn
- Shim
- Skim
- Brim
- Pseudonym
Them Rhymes Such As Mom And Calm
Mom, calm and tom end in /ɑm/, which is /ɑ/ in place of the /ɛ/ of “them”.
Young /ʌŋ/, comes /ʌmz/, jump /ʌmp/ and firm /ɝm/ also rhyme loosely with “them”, though no other common word shares their endings.
Does Him Rhyme With Them
People often ask whether these words rhyme with “them”. Only the sounds from the stressed vowel on count, so two words can share four letters and still not rhyme.
| Word | Rhymes With Them | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Come | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| From | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Some | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Him | Near rhyme | /ɪ/ in place of the /ɛ/ of "them", near enough for the end of a line |
| One | Near rhyme | The vowel /ʌ/ in place of the vowel of "them", with a different ending after it, near enough for the end of a line |
| Time | Consonance only | Same stressed vowel, and the final consonant is of the same kind rather than the same sound |
| Problem | No | Only the unstressed last syllable matches, and the stressed syllable is different |
| Anthem | No | Same letters at the end, but said /ænθəm/ |
Nouns, Verbs And Adjectives That Rhyme With Them
The perfect rhymes for “them” include 26 nouns, five verbs and three adjectives, and each word is counted once, under the part of speech it takes most often. Come is both a noun and a verb, so it is listed once, under the part of speech it takes more often.
| Word Class | Rhymes |
|---|---|
| Nouns | Come, mum, bum, scum, gum, sum, drum, income, thumb, rum, outcome, mam |
| Verbs | Become, overcome, numb, condemn, succumb |
| Adjectives | Some, dumb, glum |
Animals, Body Parts And Foods That Rhyme With Them
Meaning has no effect on whether two words rhyme, so the rhymes for “them” name every kind of thing, including lamb and clam among animals. Nothing among colors, cities and places rhymes with “them” at all.
| Kind Of Word | Rhymes |
|---|---|
| Animals | Lamb, clam, hen, young, worm |
| Body Parts | Thumb, limb, palm, tongue, lung, thumbs, rump, tummy |
| Foods | Gum, rum, jam, ham, gums |
| Flowers | Mum, mums |
| Plants | Mum, plum, plums, mums |
| Feelings | Phlegm, shame, yen, whim |
Less Common Rhymes For Them
These less common words rhyme with “them” on every sound from the stressed vowel on, among them humdrum, swum and diadem. They are standard English but rare in everyday writing, so readers meet them mostly in verse.
- Humdrum
- Swum
- Diadem
- Breadcrumb
- Grum
- Contemn
Five-Letter Words That Rhyme With Them
Thumb, crumb, femme and plumb rhyme with “them” in exactly five letters. Letter count has no bearing on the rhyme, which follows the sound alone, so a four-letter word and a nine-letter word can share the same ending.
- Thumb
- Crumb
- Femme
- Plumb
- Strum
The Ending Sound In Them
“Them” ends in the rhyme sound /ɛm/, made up of the stressed vowel /ɛ/ followed by /m/. The same ending is shared by 44 other common words, among them come, some and become. In writing, the sound is spelled -um in um and -em in em.
| Spelling | Words | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -um | 15 | Um |
| -em | 9 | Em |
| -umb | 6 | Dumb |
Rhyme Schemes With Them
“Them” fits the stanza forms most poems use, with come and some as its rhymes. When a letter repeats, those lines end on the same rhyme sound.
| Scheme | Line endings | How The Lines Pair |
|---|---|---|
| AABB | Them / come / some / become | Two couplets in a row, each pair rhyming on consecutive lines. |
| ABAB | Them / one / come / won | Alternating lines, with the near rhymes on the B lines and the perfect pair on the A lines. |
| ABCB | … / them / … / come | Only the second and fourth lines rhyme, as in the ballad stanza and in most hymns. |
Using Them Rhymes In Poems And Songs
William Wordsworth rhymes “them” with hem in “We Are Seven”:
My kerchief there I hem;
William Wordsworth (1770-1850), We Are Seven
And there upon the ground I sit,
And sing a song to them.
In “Tis the Last Rose of Summer”, Thomas Moore pairs “them” with stem:
To pine on the stem;
Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Tis the Last Rose of Summer
Since the lovely are sleeping,
Go, sleep thou with them.
Come and some are the most common rhymes for “them” in a couplet. In a longer line or song verse, become and income fit the line ending instead.
| Kind Of Line | Line-Ending Pairs | How They Match |
|---|---|---|
| Couplet with a one-syllable ending | Them / come, them / some, them / um | Both words end in /ɛm/ and have the same number of syllables |
| Longer line or song verse | Them / become, them / income, them / outcome | The longer word ends in the same /ɛm/, with one more syllable before it |
| Near rhyme in a lyric | Them / one, them / when, them / again | Same stressed vowel /ɛ/, one sound of the ending differs |
Names That Rhyme With Them
Proper names rhyme by the same rule as common words, and Lem, Bethlehem and Mgm all end on the sound of “them”. The counts on this page include common words only, which is why the names are listed separately, most common first.
- Lem
- Bethlehem
- Mgm
- Wm
FAQs
The words that rhyme with “them” include come, some, become and em, which are the ones heard most in speech and song. Dumb, scum, sum, overcome, umm and hum are the other everyday rhymes. These rhymes end in /ɛm/, the sound of “them” from its stressed vowel to the end.
Things you can name that rhyme with “them” include mum, gum, drum, thumb, rum and gem. For a person rather than an object, bum and mam rhyme with “them” in the same way.
The total for “them” comes to 217 rhymes in everyday English, perfect and near rhymes combined. Of these, 44 are perfect rhymes with its whole /ɛm/ ending, and 173 are near rhymes with one sound of it different.
The closest near rhymes for “them” are one, when, again, won, done and someone. They share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ with “them”, and the sounds after it differ. Writers choose these looser matches when the meaning of the line comes first.
The two-syllable words that rhyme with “them” include income, outcome, condemn and mayhem. Their last syllable has the whole /ɛm/ ending of “them”, which is why they match.
