Words that rhyme with dead
Top rhymes for dead
said, read, head and red
84 common words rhyme with dead. The most common are said, read, head and red.
Perfect rhymes for dead
1 syllable
2 syllables
- instead
- ahead
- widespread
- homestead
- bloodshed
- misled
- redhead
- whitehead
- warhead
- deathbed
- misread
- embed
- seabed
- coed
- inbred
- abed
- spearhead
- bulkhead
- cornbread
- behead
- unread
- unsaid
- skinhead
- godhead
- purebred
- crackhead
- hotbed
- steelhead
- flatbed
- trailhead
- breastfed
- unwed
- masthead
- bobsled
- beachhead
- farmstead
- bedspread
- airhead
- bridgehead
- blockhead
- egghead
- woodshed
- bullhead
- wellhead
- deadhead
- retread
3 syllables
- overhead
- infrared
- watershed
- gingerbread
- thoroughbred
- arrowhead
- figurehead
- aforesaid
- letterhead
- riverbed
- newlywed
- copperhead
- loggerhead
- overfed
- waterbed
Show 7 rare words
- drumhead
- interbred
- featherbed
- hardhead
- imbed
- dragonhead
- thickhead
Near rhymes for dead
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- web
- leg
- egg
- beg
- reg
- meg
- peg
- deb
- bootleg
- keg
- ebb
- nutmeg
- celeb
- neg
- segue
- cobweb
- had
- get
- good
- did
- made
- end
- let
- set
- yet
- bad
- friend
- check
- held
- played
- step
- paid
- trade
- send
- add
- met
- forget
- internet
- kid
- spend
How dead sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɛd/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛd |
Dead has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with dead?
- The most common rhymes for dead are said, read, head, red, instead and lead.
- How many words rhyme with dead?
- We found 84 common perfect rhymes and 7 rarer words for dead, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in dead?
- Dead has one syllable.