Rhymes:Finnish

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Rhymes

Currently, Finnish rhymes go according to the rules of perfect rhymes in Finnish; two words rhyme, if:

  • all sounds starting from the first vowel of the final stressed syllable are the same
  • the consonant sound(s) (or absence thereof) of the final stressed syllable is/are different between the two words

This gives, depending on the word, either monosyllabic, disyllabic or trisyllabic rhymes.

The following sounds are ignored when considering rhyming patterns:

  • gemination (/ˣ/), when at the end of the word

Templates

The pronunciation template {{fi-pronunciation}} is able to automatically generate the rhyme for words according to the rules above.

Short vowels

front unr. front rnd. back
close -i- -y- -u-
mid -e- -ø- -o-
open -æ- -ɑ-

Long vowels

front unr. front rnd. back
close -iː- -yː- -uː-
mid -eː- -øː- -oː-
open -æː- -ɑː-

Diphthongs

e- i- ɑ- o- u- æ- ø- y-
-i -ei- -ɑi- -oi- -ui- -æi- -øi- -yi-
-u -eu- -iu- -ɑu- -ou-
-y -ey- -iy- -æy- -øy-
Opening -ie- -uo- -yø-