I think I found a word that rhymes with orange.?

Question

Does forage and orange rhyme? It seems to to me.

Is there a expert that I could send the word to since I now know the wordi s pretty close?

Answer 1

It's not a PERFECT rhyme (in which all the sounds from the vowel of the accented syllable to the end are IDENTICAL). But you don't always need a perfect rhyme --depends on the context and type of poetry. Do note, though, if you count "forage" as a rhyme there are OTHER words you must also count... (two of which rhyme exactly with "forage").

Consider the following:

There is only ONE "perfect rhyme" for "orange" -- and it only works in certain dialects of English. That is, "door hinge" (the 'h' silent in this case.)

If you are looking for a PERFECT rhyme-- in which the sound of everything from the vowel with the word's main accent to the end of the word-- matches, the ONLY rhyme is "door hinge" and that ONLY in certain dialects of English.

For MOST dialects, you'll have to settle for some sort of "near rhyme" where MOST of the sounds match.

The best match in this case would have to include the accented "OR" (In other words "courage" and "syringe" are NOT to be preferred; also counting against syringe is the fact that the accent falls on a different syllable!)

So I think your best near rhyme would be a two-word rhyme combining a word ending with OR and "inch". Frankly, the only remotely plausible one I can come up with is:
"four inch"
("nch" doesn't match "nge" perfectly, but it's close!)

More useful might be
forage, porridge, storage

which match all but one sound (and that sound is completely omitted, which usually provides a closer match than if some completely unrelated sound is used). Now if you can speak the lines as if you have a cold, they might end up sounding like PERFECT rhymes for "ora(n)ge"!

Next best is to try something like:
foreign, warren, floren, Lauren

These are not quite as good because it lacks the FINAL consonant, which tends to be important in rhyming.

But adding an 's' --warrens, florens, Lauren's -- may improve the rhyme, since the sound (actually a /z/ sound) roughly corresponds to the "g" of orange. In this case, you can add:
Florence, abhorrence, warrants, torrents

Close to this is all the words ending with -ORing (though in this case the i is longer, almost an "ee" sound; but in certain accents that pronounce "ing" with a hard g at the end it almost works!). So you might use:
flooring, goring, poring, pouring, roaring, scoring, shoring, snoring, soaring, storing, warring, adoring, deploring, exploring, ignoring, imploring, restoring

Answer 2

Pretty close. If you say "orange" when you have a cold it will rhyme perfectly with forage. You have tamed the sphinx.

Answer 3

Some words have been coined specifically to rhyme with orange, such as: * grorange — a blend of green and orange * borange — "rubbish", "of poor quality" * porange — a blend of pink and orange

Answer 4

Omigod! If this question comes up one more time on this site, I'll scream. READ MY LIPS. THERE IS NO WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT RHYMES WITH 'ORANGE'.
Forage rhymes with porridge.

Answer 5

I know this was eight years ago, but sporange (that is a legitimate word) rhymes with orange. It is some sort of botanical term

Answer 6

If you pronounce orange orage or you pronounce forage forange. Nice try though. You almost started a revolution.

Answer 7

Door hinge is 2 words, so forage is closer. It's slant rhyme. I give it a yes.

Answer 8

well, it rhymes for the most part. you know, it really depends on how it is said and pronounced.

Answer 9

no N in Forage

ANGE is the last syllable in Or-ange, so to rhyme u need the last syllable to match

Answer 10

I guess, coinage rhymes with orange