Words that rhyme with defender

Top rhymes for defender

gender, surrender, tender and transgender

23 common words rhyme with defender. The most common are gender, surrender, tender and transgender.

Perfect rhymes for defender

2 syllables

3 syllables

Near rhymes for defender

These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.

How defender sounds

Pronunciation/dɪˈfɛndɚ/
Syllables3 (de-FEND-er)
Stress patternda-DUM-da
Rhyme sound-ɛndɚ

Defender has three 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 defender?
The most common rhymes for defender are gender, surrender, tender, transgender, vendor and render.
How many words rhyme with defender?
We found 23 common perfect rhymes for defender, plus 40 near rhymes.
How many syllables are in defender?
Defender has three syllables, with the stress on the second.

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