Rhyming dictionary

Words that rhyme with “dark”

“dark” has 11 perfect rhymes in this list, from 1 to 3 syllables. The most common are mark, park, and shark. For a softer sound there are 40 near rhymes too, such as lot, car, and mom. The two example lines rhyme “dark” with “park” and “spark”.

Perfect rhymes

Perfect rhymes repeat every sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

1 syllable

  • mark
  • park
  • shark
  • stark
  • spark
  • bark
  • ark
  • quark

2 syllables

  • remark
  • embark

3 syllables

  • disembark

Near rhymes (same vowel sound)

Near rhymes keep the vowel sound and change the consonants: softer, and there are many more of them.

  • lot
  • car
  • mom
  • job
  • start
  • hard
  • ah
  • wants
  • heart
  • watch
  • part
  • far
  • shot
  • hot
  • cause
  • boss
  • ma
  • john
  • ha
  • top
  • calm
  • drop
  • ya
  • caught
  • rock
  • bought
  • box
  • forgot
  • charge
  • bar
  • tom
  • star
  • smart
  • stopped
  • card
  • art
  • involved
  • cops
  • la
  • cop

“dark” in a lyric: two examples

We stayed on the swings in the empty park,
talking until the sky went dark.

The power's out; one match, one spark,
and my kids' faces glowing in the dark.

Lines written for this page. Use them as a starting point, not as a finished verse.

How to choose the rhyme

  • Say the line out loud before you choose: the rhyme has to land on the beat where the melody stresses it.
  • Rhymes of 1 syllable (mark, park, and shark) close a line hard; those of 3 syllables (disembark) stretch it and soften it. Match them to what the line is saying.
  • If every perfect rhyme for “dark” sounds forced, move “dark” inside the line and end it on another word.