I've taken a list of English words, and examined each of them to see what they sound like (using the PHP metaphone function). This page lists the most common metaphone codes, along with their words. You can also search for a word of your own, and see which words sound similar - and which ones rhyme, and which ones alliterate.
chanter chaunter chantor chantry chunter shunter
banter wanter canter chanter ranter daintier mantra santero santur enter sander uniter sinter haunter hunter rentier santir minter center minuter bunter bander saunter runtier daunter fainter shunter chaunter chantor wintery natter gander cointer tentier taunter linter niter reinter mounter paintier pantry pointier gaunter keynoter santera quainter noter jointer lientery inter entera jauntier counter winter meander venter mintier kantar lintier punter tantra antre dander antra vaunter lander cantor reuniter neater renter hinter pointer pander zander montero hander tinter reenter wander gantry painter chantry chunter tenter yantra
chant chantey chanty chained chaunt chianti shantey shanti shantih shanty