Rhymes:English/aɪə(ɹ)

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Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: -īə(r), IPA^(key): /-aɪə(ɹ)/
• (US) enPR: -īr, IPA^(key): /-aɪɹ/

Notes

• The OED, MW, and other dictionaries distinguish this monosyllabic rhyme from disyllabic /aɪ.ə(ɹ)/ by the absence of a stress mark
• In accents with glide weakening or triphthong smoothing, words ending in /-ɑː(ɹ)/ may also be rhymes for words on this page.

Rhymes

One syllable

• byre
• choir, quire
• dire
• fire (one pronunciation)
• gyre
• Hire
• hire
• ire
• lyre
• Mire
• mire
• pyre
• quire
• Shire
• shire
• sire
• spire
• Squire
• squire
• tire
• Tyre
• tyre
• Wire
• wire

Two syllables

• acquire
• admire
• afire
• aspire
• attire
• bemire
• conspire
• desire
• enquire, inquire
• entire
• esquire
• expire
• inspire
• Maguire
• misfire
• outfire
• perspire
• postfire
• prefire
• prewire
• refire
• rehire
• require
• respire
• retire
• rewire
• suspire
• transpire

Three syllables

• overtire
• prerequire
• reacquire
• reinspire
• unacquire
• underwire
• unretire