Finding words that sound similar

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.

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Words that sound similar to bursae:

bursae bursa burse bourse burs brose burrs buras birse buhrs brace braes braze burros browse burghs braize bruise buries braise brassie bureaus burrows bris bros bars bras bourrees beers brios bries boars birrs bores byres broos braza brows bares biers braws biros brass boras briss bears brosy brews brays boors brees breeze breezy boreas brassy brughs barres hybris barrios barrows berries bewrays borrows

Rhyming with bursae:

bursae ursae nurse arise kersey corse bourse braes horsey rerise gyrose hoarse morose race birse phrase burse perse curse druse brose purse warsaw terrace ursa torose prise bursa brace craze hearsay erose trace braze cirrose carse serosae cerise presa porose rerose course hearse prase parse peruse erase prese urase arose ceruse marse horse jersey gyrase rase verse graze rose morse raze hydrase cruse dorsa coarse gorse torse rise serosa terse ruse pursue arse prose grace frise worse

Alliterating with bursae:

bur bourree buhr bura bureau burgh burr burro burrow burry bury

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