Spanish Words That Rhyme

A good way to remember sounds and also expand your vocabulary in Spanish is by practicing your pronunciation with words that rhyme. Like learning a song or poem, it is a fun exercise that will likely have an earworm-like effect and be extremely beneficial for your learning process. Here are some of the easiest and most common Spanish words that rhyme.

Asa/Aza-ending Words

There are tons of Spanish words that end with this particular sound, most of which are nouns. For example:

Casa	House
Tasa	Rate
Gasa	Gauze
Masa	Mass or dough
NASA	NASA
Grasa	Grease or fat
Escasa	Scarce
Taza	Mug or cup
Linaza	Linseed
Raza	Race
Mordaza	Gag
Terraza	Terrace or balcony
Mostaza	Mustard
Tenaza	Pliers or pincer

Una-ending Words

Most of them are also nouns. This is a very common Spanish sound.

Luna	Moon
Runa	Rune
Duna	Dune
Cuna	Baby crib
Fortuna	Fortune
Hambruna	Hunger
Ninguna	None
Alguna	Any
Oportuna	Timely
Vacuna	Vaccine
Montuna	Rugged
Aceituna	Olive

Oca-ending Words

If you read in Spanish very often there is a chance that you will find oca-ending words everywhere. Here are some examples:

Foca	Seal
Loca	Crazy
Poca	Little
Roca	Rock
Boca	Mouth
Coca	Coke
Toca	Touch
Moca	Mocha

Ana-ending Words

A set of very characteristic Spanish sounds. For instance:

Lana	Wool
Rana	Frog
Cana	Grey hair
Sana	Heal
Nana	Nanny
Gana	Win
Anciana	Old woman
Persiana	Blind or curtains
Ventana	Window
Manzana	Apple

Ato-ending Words

Lots of Spanish nouns, adjectives, and verb conjugations end in this sound. Here are some of them:

Pato	Duck
Gato	Cat
Rato	While
Grato	Pleasant
Dato	Facts
Hato	Herd or farm
Mato	Kill
Novato	Beginner

Igo-ending Words

The very common Spanish word amigo ‘‘friend’’ ends in this sound and so do many other words, including pronouns, verbs, and nouns. Take a look at this list:

Amigo	Friend
Consigo	With him or her
Persigo	Pursue or chase
Conmigo	With me
Sigo	Follow
Higo	Fig
Abrigo	Coat
Digo	Say
Ligo	Make out or flirt with
Ombligo	Belly button

Ado-ending Words

If you are learning adjectives in Spanish, you will get to see lots of words that end in this particular sound. Here are some of the most common ones:

Morado	Purple
Rosado	Pink
Cansado	Tired
Enojado	Angry
Atado	Tied up
Aliado	Ally
Armado	Armed
Pescado	Fish
Venado	Deer
Aterrado	scared

Opa-ending Words

Another very common ending sound in Spanish is opa. For instance:

Ropa	Clothes
Copa	Glass
Sopa	Soup
Mopa	Moop
Tropa	Troop
Topa	Bump into

Ota-ending Words

This syllable-ending sound can be found in several words. Here are some examples:

Rota	Broken
Bota	Boot
Gota	Drop
Nota	Note
Vota	Vote
Cuota	Fee

There are, of course, tons of other Spanish words that rhyme. This list is for you to have fun while growing your vocabulary and practicing your Spanish oral skills. Make sure you practice these sounds as much as you can and you will see the difference. Isn’t rhyming fun?