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.
chanties chiantis shanties chanteys chants chanteuse chaunts shantis shantihs shandies shanteys chints shindies chintz shunts chintzy shends
banties panties aunties chanties counties coonties dainties shanties punties bounties unties quintes undies scientize dunnites kainites sienites chanteys mannites donates vanities lenities montes gentes neonates shanteys antis bandies dandies mentees senates shindies shantihs chiantis kentes phenates dunites denotes intis mantis canities randies keynotes nites countess cenotes tannates pandies pintoes unities annates indies notes nides reunites contes pointes hyphenates enates pinites antes lenites giantess ruinates sanities rentes candies connotes phonates mantes lindies quantize nineties entice annuities pontes nates penates finites gunites tenuities unites maundies gahnites shandies minutes shantis yentes
chant chantey chanty chained chaunt chianti shantey shanti shantih shanty