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 cures:

cures curies curs curries cores cress curse crews currs cares cries creasy creese curios quires crease caries cressy course caress cors queries cars cowries gurries carries cuirass curiosa curious quaeres kauries corries crus cris quarries curassow croze gaurs kurus cross cruse greys crass carrs grues craze guars gurus corse gores grees coirs craws crows carse queers crouse cruise kauris cooers kouros coarse crosse greasy guiros grease kyries curacy crissa coerce carious kerries queuers carouse carassow gars kirs kors kris

Rhyming with cures:

aures dures cures lures mures res braes lorries vireos lores hirees buhrs barres aeries eyries bursa euros harries fries gharries bores preys murrs cores bourse paries peeress guars quires duras kyries crews caries bries seres kerries bourrees perries fairies bares sours byres feuars heroes serries buras dries sauries houris queuers larees pareos burs durrs pores zaires buries murries grues lories greys purees curs kauries rues terries tores tours douras drees suras trews tyres mires ursa diaries sirees wares wherries whereas pours whores nereis worries cherries choreas duros churrs tarres sherries shores yores dearies knurs berries cries kurus pursy pries pareus marries course ceres tres rares mares fores hours lyres tries parries puris peeries rees roues lours gurus sirrees dairies cress eyres quarries sores furze furies vires fours veeries dress curse boreas areas muras caress press meres hires dories derries ores ferries moires gores murres durries faeries series auras ours corries queries fares quaeres brees lares knaurs curries froes roes aureus hares ires feres gyres jerries fires heresy murreys currs ares haeres pares burse kouros gaurs hurries grees burrs nares frees cares cowries purs cires mores presa treys source ruers giaours carries herries cereus trees peres phoresy dowries heiress soirees juries sieurs prese reis varies auris brews wries prees furs curies sarees kauris nurse lauras heres tarries wheres tires tories zeroes purrs purse tress trues sires ureas surreys gurries urus wearies seeress dares whirries pyres wires chares chirres duress chores tares shares shires shrews suers yours

Alliterating with cures:

cure cur screwy scree ocreae ocrea acre curry currie curr curio curie curiae curia crew core care screw scurry

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