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 derris:

derris derries terries durries dearies dries durrs deers dorrs doers dears dories deairs derays terras terais durras dairies tarries diaries dowries dors drys tears dares duras drees drays trois tiers dorsa doors tries duros dress draws terse dures torrs dross trios hydras hydros drossy drowsy tories duress douras tarres dressy triose daresay dourahs hydrous terrace yttrias terrazzo

Rhyming with derris:

arris morris derris orris gharris sherris burros purrs carrs peris serries eyries series briss varias derries peeries kerrias naris saris loris furies barrios sauries lorries houris ferries brios zoris myrrhs priss dairies curios jerries faeries currs cirrus rise perries buries frise hybris durries wherries trios yttrias surras tarres charros terais terries parries churros sharias chirres diaries whirrs shris dorrs cerias cheerios noris arias morros torrs burrs fairies nereis varies veeries gharries paries marries caries laris pries hurries rerise kris kauris dearies kerries cris souaris curies curries wries quarries terras corries bris prise herries fries murres berries parrs paris kyries norias rais iris juries bries queries arise ferias kauries auris barres cowries rias sierras dries sirras serais murrs trois cries pooris arras birrs murras lories carries worries cerise harries sris reis errs gurries gnarrs murries whirries cherries durrs tarries tories charrs dories tries durras wearies chirrs churrs aeries sherries dowries shirrs puris yirrs

Alliterating with derris:

derry dear dearie deary deer deray dere doer dorr durr durra durrie terra terrae terry

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