A perfect rhyme for “voice” ends in /ɔɪs/, 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 “voice” without matching it exactly. Most of the near rhymes end in one of two sounds, /ɔɪz/ or /oʊs/.
Spoken aloud, “voice” is /vɔɪs/, respelled VOYS, one syllable. With a single syllable there is nothing in front of the stress, so a rhyme has to match the word in full.
“Voice” has 2 perfect rhymes in common use (choice and rejoice) and 28 near rhymes.
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Perfect Rhymes With Voice
- Choice
- Rejoice
Near Rhymes With Voice
Among the 28 near rhymes for “voice”, the most common ending is /ɔɪz/, as in boys and noise. A second ending, /oʊs/, is heard in words such as close and gross. A near rhyme for “voice” differs from its /ɔɪs/ ending by a single sound, which is what separates it from a perfect rhyme.
Near Rhymes For Voice Like Boys And Noise
Each of boys, noise and toys ends in /ɔɪz/, /z/ in place of the final /s/ of “voice”.
- Boys
- Noise
- Toys
- Cowboys
- Enjoys
- Destroys
- Joys
- Annoys
- Poise
- Employs
- Convoys
- Homeboys
- Schoolboys
Words Like Close And Gross That Almost Rhyme With Voice
Close, gross and dose end in /oʊs/, which is /oʊ/ in place of the /ɔɪ/ of “voice”.
- Close
- Gross
- Dose
- Overdose
- Adios
- Glucose
- Diagnose
- Comatose
- Grandiose
- Fructose
Moist And Hoist: Voice With A Final Consonant
Moist, hoist and rejoiced share the ending /ɔɪst/, which is the ending of “voice” followed by /t/.
- Moist
- Hoist
- Rejoiced
Most /oʊst/ and dos /ɔs/ are looser near rhymes for “voice”, each on an ending of its own.
Consonance Rhymes With Voice
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 “voice”. The endings are listed from the nearest match to the loosest, and 48 words on six endings qualify.
Consonance For Voice Like Yes And Guess
Yes, guess and less end in /ɛs/, on the stressed vowel of “voice” and a consonant of the same kind.
Consonance For Voice Like Place And Face
Words ending in /eɪs/ share the stressed vowel of “voice” and end on a related consonant.
Consonance For Voice Like Ass And Pass
The /æs/ ending appears in eight words, each pronounced with the stressed vowel of “voice”.
Consonance For Voice Like Nice And Ice
Against “voice”, the /aɪs/ ending matches the stressed vowel and differs after it, as in nice, ice and price.
- Nice
- Ice
- Price
- Twice
- Advice
- Rice
- Sacrifice
- Device
Consonance For Voice Like Use And Excuse
Use, excuse and introduce end in /us/, on the stressed vowel of “voice” and a consonant of the same kind.
- Use
- Excuse
- Introduce
- Loose
- Juice
- Produce
- Abuse
- Goose
Consonance For Voice Like House And Mouse
Words ending in /aʊs/ share the stressed vowel of “voice” and end on a related consonant.
- House
- Mouse
- Warehouse
- Courthouse
- Blouse
- Penthouse
- Lighthouse
- Spouse
Does Close Rhyme With Voice
People often ask whether these words rhyme with “voice”. Only the sounds from the stressed vowel on count, so two words can share four letters and still not rhyme.
| Word | Rhymes With Voice | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Choice | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Rejoice | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Close | Near rhyme | /oʊ/ in place of the /ɔɪ/ of "voice", near enough for the end of a line |
| Boys | Near rhyme | /z/ in place of the final /s/ of "voice", near enough for the end of a line |
| This | Consonance only | Same stressed vowel, and the final consonant is of the same kind rather than the same sound |
| Invoice | No | Only the unstressed last syllable matches, and the stressed syllable is different |
| Nice | No | Same letters at the end, but said /is/ |
| Police | No | Same letters at the end, but said /is/ |
Near Rhymes For Voice By Word Class
Counted by part of speech, the near rhymes for “voice” number 18 nouns, six verbs and four adjectives. Noise is both a noun and a verb, so it is listed once, under the part of speech it takes more often. Among the nouns, boys, noise and toys are in the same word class as “voice”, which is a noun.
| Word Class | Near Rhymes |
|---|---|
| Nouns | Boys, noise, toys, cowboys, joys, poise, employs, convoys, homeboys, schoolboys, close, gross |
| Verbs | Enjoys, destroys, annoys, overdose, diagnose, rejoiced |
| Adjectives | Comatose, grandiose, moist, most |
The Ending Sound In Voice
A word rhymes with “voice” when it matches /ɔɪs/, which is the stressed vowel /ɔɪ/ followed by /s/. The same ending is shared by two other common words, among them choice and rejoice.
Words That Look Like Voice But Do Not Rhyme
“Voice” and nice, police, office and service share the spelling -ice, but the pronunciation of “Voice” differs from each of them. Nice and police end in /is/ and office ends in /ɔfɪs/, whereas “voice” ends in /ɔɪs/. They end on /s/, as “voice” does, so the match is partial: the closing consonants agree and the vowel is different.
| Word | Ending Sound | Closing Sound Shared With Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Nice | /is/ | /s/ |
| Police | /is/ | /s/ |
| Office | /ɔfɪs/ | /s/ |
| Service | /ɝvɪs/ | /s/ |
| Ice | /aɪs/ | /s/ |
| Price | /aɪs/ | /s/ |
| Notice | /oʊtɪs/ | /s/ |
| Twice | /aɪs/ | /s/ |
Rhyme Schemes With Voice
With choice and rejoice as its rhymes, “voice” fits the common stanza forms. When a letter repeats, those lines end on the same rhyme sound.
| Scheme | Line endings | How The Lines Pair |
|---|---|---|
| ABAB | Voice / boys / choice / noise | Alternating lines, with the near rhymes on the B lines and the perfect pair on the A lines. |
| ABCB | … / voice / … / choice | Only the second and fourth lines rhyme, as in the ballad stanza and in most hymns. |
Using Voice Rhymes In Poems And Songs
William Blake matches “voice” with rejoice in these lines from “The Lamb”:
Gave thee such a tender voice,
William Blake (1757-1827), The Lamb
Making all the vales rejoice?
William Wordsworth rhymes “voice” with rejoice in “To the Cuckoo”:
I hear thee and rejoice.
William Wordsworth (1770-1850), To the Cuckoo
O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird,
Or but a wandering Voice?
Names That Rhyme With Voice
Proper names rhyme by the same rule as common words, and Joyce, Royce and Dubois all end on the sound of “voice”. The counts on this page include common words only, which is why the names are listed separately, most common first.
- Joyce
- Royce
- Dubois
- Noyce
Words Often Listed As Rhymes For Voice
Joyce, Royce and Dubois rhyme with “voice” in sound but are proper names, and the counts on this page include common words only. Rhyming dictionaries also list du-bois, boyce and alois, which share the ending of “voice” but are not words in common use.
FAQs
Only two common words rhyme perfectly with “voice”: choice and rejoice. They have the full ending /ɔɪs/, a sound few English words share. Writers who need a different word can use near rhymes such as boys, noise and toys.
Counting perfect and near rhymes together, “voice” has 30 rhymes in common English. The perfect rhymes number two, each repeating /ɔɪs/ in full, while the other 28 are near rhymes.
Yes, “joyce” is pronounced with the full ending of “voice” 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.
“Voice” ends in the same letters as nice, police and office, yet none of them rhymes with it. The letters match, but the stressed vowel in each differs from the /ɔɪ/ of “voice”.
