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.
vina vein vain viny vine vino vena venae veiny veena fin van fine vane foin fain fino faena fauna feign finny venue
vina kina mina pina china na in