Rhymes for
Words that rhyme with Northern
Northern has 2 syllables. It has no perfect rhyme in English, so below are the 198 near rhymes that come closest in sound.
Northern has no perfect rhyme. It’s one of English’s famously unrhymable words. The closest you can get are the near rhymes below — words that share its ending sound without matching exactly.
Near & slant rhymes
closest firstThese don’t rhyme perfectly with Northern, but share enough of its sound to work in songwriting and poetry — ordered by how close they are.
- southern
- mathern
- return
- learn
- turn
- western
- modern
- eastern
- pattern
- iron
- concern
- earn
- melbourne
- burn
- saturn
- auburn
- northwestern
- stern
- southwestern
- southeastern
- intern
- cern
- govern
- northeastern
- blackburn
- tavern
- lantern
- kern
- byrne
- fern
- urn
- bern
- claiborne
- osbourne
- cavern
- washburn
- malvern
- stubborn
- heartburn
- postmodern
- midwestern
- adjourn
- discern
- verne
- downturn
- hepburn
- severn
- lucerne
- berne
- woburn
- mcgovern
- churn
- coburn
- overturn
- vern
- hearn
- cockburn
- ahern
- ashburn
- sunburn
- rayburn
- sojourn
- shelburne
- gridiron
- woodburn
- halpern
- milburn
- redfern
- herne
- laverne
- yearn
- kilburn
- colburn
- sterne
- hearne
- cistern
- morgenstern
- upturn
- lectern
- sherburne
northern has 2 syllables — how many syllables in Northern?
More about rhymes for Northern
What rhymes with northern?
Northern has no perfect rhyme in English — it's one of the language's famously unrhymable words. The closest near rhymes are southern, mathern, return, learn, turn, western.
What are some near rhymes for northern?
Near (slant) rhymes for northern include southern, mathern, return, learn, turn, western, modern, eastern. These share Northern's ending sound without matching perfectly, which makes them useful in songwriting and poetry.
How many syllables does northern have?
Northern has 2 syllables. The perfect rhymes above are grouped by syllable count so you can match Northern's length.