Top 27 Words That Rhyme with Spelling (With Meanings)

This post contains our favorite combination of "perfect rhymes" and "near rhymes". Near rhymes are words you may have to stretch or exaggerate for songwriting and poems.

Welcome to this guide on the best words that rhyme with spelling!

Here you’ll find the top 27 words and phrases for rhyming the word ‘spelling’ .

Pretty cool huh?

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Words That Rhyme With Spelling

  • Channelling – To direct or guide something through a channel, often used in reference to channeling water or channeling energy.
  • Compelling – Convincing or having a powerful effect, often used in reference to a compelling argument or a compelling story.
  • Dispelling – To make something go away or disappear, often used in reference to dispelling doubts or dispelling rumors.
  • Dwelling – A place where someone lives or a residence, often used in reference to a dwelling house or a dwelling place.
  • Excelling – To be exceptionally good at something or to excel in a particular area, often used in reference to excelling in sports or excelling academically.
  • Expelling – To force someone or something to leave or to eject, often used in reference to expelling a student or expelling gas.
  • Felling – To cut down or to chop down, often used in reference to felling trees or felling a foe.
  • Foretelling – To predict or to prophesy, often used in reference to foretelling the future or foretelling the weather.
  • Gelling – To solidify or to become firm, often used in reference to gelling hair or gelling a recipe.
  • Impelling – To drive or to push someone to take action, often used in reference to impelling someone to do their best or impelling someone to make a decision.
  • Labelling – To put a label or a tag on something, often used in reference to labeling products or labeling files.
  • Marvelling – To be amazed or to wonder at something, often used in reference to marveling at the beauty of nature or marveling at a scientific discovery.
  • Misspelling – To spell a word incorrectly or to make a spelling mistake, often used in reference to misspelling a name or misspelling a word in an essay.
  • Modelling – To create a representation or a prototype of something, often used in reference to modeling clay or modeling a new product.
  • Panelling – To cover a surface with panels or to construct a panelled structure, often used in reference to paneling a wall or paneling a ceiling.
  • Propelling – To move or to cause to move forward or onward, often used in reference to propelling a boat or propelling a rocket.
  • Quelling – To calm or to subdue something, often used in reference to quelling a rebellion or quelling one’s fears.
  • Rebelling – To resist or to oppose authority or established rules, often used in reference to rebelling against a government or rebelling against tradition.
  • Repelling – To drive away or to ward off something, often used in reference to repelling insects or repelling an attack.
  • Retelling – To tell a story or to recount something, often used in reference to retelling a classic tale or retelling an experience.
  • Selling – To offer something for sale or to persuade someone to buy something, often used in reference to selling products or selling oneself.
  • Shelling – To remove the shell or outer layer of something, often used in reference to shelling peanuts or shelling a lobster.
  • Smelling – To detect or to perceive an odor or a scent, often used in reference to smelling flowers or smelling smoke.
  • Swelling – To become larger or to inflate, often used in reference to swelling from an injury or swelling from a balloon.
  • Telling – To communicate or to convey information, often used in reference to telling a story or telling a joke.
  • Welling – To gush or to flow from a source, often used in reference to welling tears or welling emotions.
  • Yelling – To shout or to raise one’s voice loudly, often used in reference to yelling in anger or yelling to get someone’s attention.



Written by Gabriel Cruz - Foodie, Animal Lover, Slang & Language Enthusiast