Words that rhyme with defend
Top rhymes for defend
end, friend, send and spend
44 common words rhyme with defend. The most common are end, friend, send and spend.
Perfect rhymes for defend
2 syllables
3 syllables
- recommend
- dividend
- comprehend
- apprehend
- condescend
- overspend
Show 10 rare words
- hornblende
- outspend
- overextend
- pitchblende
- yearend
- distend
- unbend
- impend
- misspend
- relend
Near rhymes for defend
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- condemned
- stemmed
- dengue
- hemmed
- and
- when
- then
- said
- again
- read
- head
- men
- went
- president
- friends
- hand
- understand
- red
- held
- instead
- land
- lead
- dead
- event
- present
- sent
- stand
- bed
- ten
- percent
- spent
- ahead
- content
- named
- meant
- band
- compared
- grand
- demand
- wind
How defend sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɛnd/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (de-FEND) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnd |
Defend 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 defend?
- The most common rhymes for defend are end, friend, send, spend, weekend and girlfriend.
- How many words rhyme with defend?
- We found 44 common perfect rhymes and 10 rarer words for defend, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defend?
- Defend has two syllables, with the stress on the second.