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.
shantih shanti shanty shantey chianti shunt shent chant shandy chaunt chanty shanghaied chantey shinnied shend shindy shined chained sheened shinned shunned
shantih anti pantie chianti shanti ant