Words that rhyme with defence
Top rhymes for defence
sense, defense, intense and hence
25 common words rhyme with defence. The most common are sense, defense, intense and hence.
Perfect rhymes for defence
3 syllables
- commonsense
- recompense
- frankincense
- antisense
4 syllables
- misrepresents
Show 1 rare word
- nondefense
Near rhymes for defence
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- tenth
- nth
- mensch
- when
- then
- since
- again
- next
- against
- men
- went
- yes
- less
- president
- friends
- else
- chance
- process
- gets
- event
- present
- guess
- press
- sent
- french
- events
- success
- access
- ten
- percent
- spent
- content
- unless
- meant
- dance
- address
- complex
- cent
- ex
- strength
How defence sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (de-FENCE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛns |
Defence has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with defence?
- The most common rhymes for defence are sense, defense, intense, hence, cents and offense.
- How many words rhyme with defence?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for defence, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defence?
- Defence has two syllables, with the stress on the second.